Can you stay balanced on your bike when stationary?
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Can you stay balanced on your bike when stationary?
Postby gdl_gdl » Sat May 05, 2007 2:04 pm
Anyway, when I hit a set of road works in Perth CBD there was a rider in front of me who was balancing stood up on his bike when the bike was stationary. Bloody amazing! He was doing a slight jig to keep his balance but he looked fully in control!
Anybody else here skilled enough to do this? I saw this performed on cycling central a couple of months bike by the 'pros' but I've never seen it done before by a local rider.
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Postby chain_reaction » Sat May 05, 2007 3:06 pm
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Postby europa » Sat May 05, 2007 4:53 pm
I can ... until someone takes the wall away
Track standing, which is what it's usually called, is easier on a fixie (because you can back pedal) but if you want to learn it, do so on a slight slope as gravity then provides some backwards movement and a bit extra to pedal against. It's supposed to be a useful skill but never having mastered it, I can't comment on that. If nothing else, the pose value is really good.
I was at the Adelaide Superdrome soon after it was built (roughly 15 years ago). By that time, they'd either banned track standing during sprint events or were about to. I watched Jens Voigt and ... dammit, can't remember his name, the top Aussie sprinter at the time ... sprinting. The no-track stand rule was suspended for this event (it wasn't official, might even have been one of the opening events for the stadium). These two heros did a 20 minute track stand until the one behind broke, moved in front of the other and they started all over again. It wasn't an official race but they were taking it pretty seriously (and having a lot of fun too). Awesome stuff.
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Postby Bnej » Sat May 05, 2007 5:50 pm
However, it's more difficult than riding in motion as there is no trail to keep you balanced naturally. You can't do it no-hands.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat May 05, 2007 9:35 pm
Its easier to do on a fixie, so europa has no excuses.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat May 05, 2007 9:42 pm
hopethoselightschangesoonhopethoselightschangesoon....bugger", unclip, foot down.
So cool to watch, so beyond my abilities.
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Postby Mr888 » Sun May 06, 2007 10:15 am
Very rapidly release and reapply the brakes whilst putting a bit of power down (like a trigger action) This should give you enough movement to stay upright and you can stand for maybe 2-3 seconds between each brake release. With some practice you might only move a couple of inches forward...works well at traffic lights
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Postby AUbicycles » Tue May 08, 2007 6:12 am
It's just a matter of playing the pedals and front brakes, a small bit of tension helps. Here are some tricks:
- hills/inclines work the best
- you can turn the wheel inward towards the curb and rest it on the curb... infact even a tiny stone can offer enough resistance to assist a track stand.
- when there is a decline/downhill you can shuffle your weight back and forth and create movement.
If you think a track stand looks good, even better (more suitable on a MTB but possible on a racer) is to come to a roaring stop at the lights with the weight on the front and hard on the front brakes, bring the back wheel up and balance on the front for as long as possible, then pull back onto the back wheel and bunny hop until the lights change again.
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Postby stryker84 » Tue May 08, 2007 6:40 am
Heh, you mean pull a stoppie? I almost did something like that once... my variation was instead of balancing on the front wheel, I brought the back wheel up ALL THE WAY over the front - "OH CRAP!" - and then went over in a flailing heap... beat that!AUbicycles wrote:If you think a track stand looks good, even better (more suitable on a MTB but possible on a racer) is to come to a roaring stop at the lights with the weight on the front and hard on the front brakes, bring the back wheel up and balance on the front for as long as possible, then pull back onto the back wheel and bunny hop until the lights change again.
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Postby Halfanewb » Tue May 08, 2007 7:56 am
This guy slowly cycled his bike parallel to one, balanced perfectly for a while to let walkers pass then hopped his bike to his right, onto the top of the stonework and was still perfectly balanced the moment his wheels landed, then popped a mono held it for more walkers then hopped down to land on the back wheel, still holding the mono did a few bunny hops to get back into parallel then up again onto the stonework in a mono. amazing stuff
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Postby heavymetal » Tue May 08, 2007 11:11 pm
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Postby europa » Tue May 08, 2007 11:18 pm
That's the one with the big, padded seat, the padded arm rests, the foot rest that pops up when you pull the lever and the beer holders in the arms isn't it?heavymetal wrote:I have it down to a fine art and can do it everytime I get on my exercise bike.
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Postby heavymetal » Tue May 08, 2007 11:25 pm
Yep It also has 4 computer monitors and several keyboards. The good thing with this set up is that no matter how much beer you drink, you can never fall off.europa wrote:That's the one with the big, padded seat, the padded arm rests, the foot rest that pops up when you pull the lever and the beer holders in the arms isn't it?
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Postby AUbicycles » Wed May 09, 2007 5:02 am
Trials bikes... come in micro size (eg bmx size) or 26" mtb size .. one thing in common is that they usually have no seat or a seat that is big enough for a two year old. One of the pioneers is Hans "No Way" Rey, he has been around since the 80's and has some amazing videos, here is his website ... well hansrey.com.Imanewbie wrote:Yesterday we were taking a lunch break on the river walk path at Southbank when we spotted these young guys on those small trick bikes.
Trials riding is great for MTBing because there are a lot of tricks and technique to help you quickly and more efficiently overcome obstacles.
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