My understanding of track stand after some research is to keep a constant pressure on the front feet against the bike’s tendency to roll back. I just don’t get how to make the bike roll back when doing track stand.
You don't necessarily have to be rolling back, I often find that stopping and engaging my back brake (or both), then keeping pressure against the braking of your bike works well!
It's the angle of the wheel and how you position your weight, try tilting the frame until it makes contact with your leg in the same direction you turn the wheel, experiment how much weight you hang over your bars or behind
I have no idea how the mechanics of it work or how to explain it but out of never wanting to touch the ground while at stop lights I've managed to do perfect track stands for quite some minutes so far
You don't need to, but to roll back you load your body to the front, then move to the back and just when you reach the "end" you Ou let off the brake. It's like doing a stoppy and right at the landing you let off the brake, but not earlier. This pushes you backwards for a few meters.
Another piece of advice from a fellow trackstander (mainly on fixed, but also on bikes that can freewheel) : A good place to begin practising trackstands is somewhere with a very slight gradient. Have your front wheel towards the gradient. This is what I find to be the easiest way to find that 'sense of balance' while rolling back. Of course, relying on this method isn't the best; practising trackstands in a variety of places that are safe for trackstanding is ideal. Also, having your master leg forward should help.
I’ve managed to learn trackstands without a tutorial. It’s all about weight balance on the feet and not much on the hands. After a while, you’ll be able to pull off one handed trackstands with ease and impress your friends. Here is a bonus tip: if you are looking into trials riding from dirt bikes to bicycles, this is a very good tip for nailing the sport!
I'm a track stand guru. The trick is to point your wheel up the slope of the road so you can roll back or pedal forward. The slightest incline is enough to hold perfectly still. If it is really flat or you're going downhill, the front brake and solid balance is key.
Weird to me that this is something that needs to be taught. I haven’t rode a bike in years, but when I was a kid I knew how to do that just from riding my bike every day and not being brain dead.
I’m glad my country thaught me how to ride a bike in 4th grade. Thanks to the internet I’m always shocked by how much my country teaches kids things the outside world schools does not.
@@a2bbiking Norway. From my understanding all Norwegian schools at 4th grade at one point undergo learning about traffic rules, how to ride a bike safely in traffic and what to do. As well as having practice on a bike trough various different routes and test. Especially the 60 second stand.
No ways man, that's actually incredible, I wish more places would start teaching kids that from a young age, it will avoid a lot of problems at a later stage👌
I learn a bike very late in my life since I dont have the money and I was traumatized when I was a kid when we bough one and I fell quite deep in a hole and broke my arm... learn it again when I was 17 because my dad bought me one and let me tell you I finally can join with my friends on a off road bike trip🎉, now just need to learn motorcycle
I (until repair is done) rode a triathlon everywhere and one day I was doing a track stand at a light in the city where I normally don’t traverse. Spaced somewhat out I did and fell on my side without trying to stop it. Must’ve looked hella funny for those behind me.
Haha damn man, those lapse In concentrations will get ya😅 Hope you are all good? And to be honest I've had my fair share of trackstand fails, but failing is learning😎👌
Would be very interesting to see if you could man, I think the weight would make it a lot harder, and you can't move the bike as quick as needed might be another issue. but let me know if you get it right?
I always do this since i was in middle school until second year of HighSchool ...i am pro at it . Now i am using motorcycle its even easyer because it have bigger surface area at the tire... I always try to not put my foot down on red light haha😅😅
The other day at the lights (red) on my hardtail Ragley Big Al, I balanced for 10-15secs waiting for the lights and got a round of applause from passers-by 😅 The more balanced the bike the easier it is to do and as the man says practice practice practice
For me this trick was hard to learn, but easy to master once I got it figured out, wheelieing is the opposite, pretty easy to get and hold the wheel up but holding it for miles and mastering it is hard
@@a2bbiking thanks a lot man! Well yeah, of course I got back on the bike again. It was a silly accident after all. The broken collar bone after 6 months though..😂😂.. Almost lost my motivation after this.. At least for the harder trail lines.
I personally wouldn’t use your breaks when practicing because if you mess it up you can just instantly start rolling off to save it. But that’s my opinion
I can pretty nuch track stabd to the point where my legs will give out from holding the same position before i loose my balance but i still cant wheelie for more then twenty feet, idk why I can't master the balance for that.
Well done on the trackstand man! That's awesome! I will be doing a more in depth video to better understand the wheelie, but for now all I can say intentional practice is your friend, it takes some time🙌🏼
track standing also helps a ton when adjusting and navigating some sketch tech lines. I gotta use it alot for north shore type features since im tall and i ride a massive bike, some of the turns just dont work with my frame geometry and i end up having to track stand and then scoot and hop the bike into position.
Absolutely, it's one of those skills that ends up being super valuable in so many other areas of your riding. Point in case riding north shore stuff, it's great incentive to not fall off the side of anything up in the air😅👌
Nice man, good job for still practicing and trying! Hopefully this video can help a bit, but it takes some time and dedicated practice🙌🏼 Keep trying, you will get it!
Funny, I’ve been trying to do this since I was a kid just for fun, not knowing it was a thing people actually do. And for some reason I never considered turning the front wheel to be the answer
I don’t know what the advantage of those weird clippy shoes is, but I just got regular pedals that got grippy metal bits to grab my boots. I also don’t really get what’s wrong with using a foot to prop yourself up when stopped for a solid duration
Clips are just a different option, very much a personal preference for most people🙌🏼 Nothing wrong with using your foot to prop yourself either, this is more about being stable and learning balance so when you climb technical climbs later on you can improve your balance😎
I just don't use clips 👀 and track standing has been around forever. Trial bike riders do it flawlessly 👌easiest way to learn is up against a wall so you can just lean the bars up if you go off balance and keep your feel in the pedals then do a recovery jolt back to upright
Nice work & learning, I think it's best to learn on flats and then you know how to correct if you transfer to clips at some stage🙌🏼 But trials guys have some crazy skills too haha
solution use flatpedals, clip pedals on a mtb look goofy and are death traps :p they belong on race bikes not mtb my opinion. Im able do a cranck flip while in a track stand on my flats. now thats a show when yur waiting for a green light :D (slopestyle bike tho might be bit easier on a small bike)
Nice man, crank flips are definitely not easy! It's best to learn the skill on flat pedals and then its easy to translate for those wanting to transfer to clips. But personally I think clips are good on the MTB and I was surprised how quick you can unclip when you crash🙌🏼
@@a2bbiking i agree something you can get use to. personally i cant comming from dh / slopestyle background :D not great for shins tho flatpedals learning to do cranck flips on flat pedals with metal pins will result in scars for life 🤣 But thats how we learn, by making mistakes 😋
Also track standing can help performance 😂 Like i sometimes when i use used to ride my bike I never had the balls to curve while doing a big turn like on a curve... It gave me the chills always when i had to go onto a scenario with a curve on a trail that needed you to either slow down like a old grandma or to literally tilt almost like motorbike racist- Racers**** So the tiny movement usually was so hard to control after a turn to get back straight So practising to counter push the weight/controlling the bike kinda helps
@@a2bbiking And as your friend asking you if you're alright, you can only respond non-verbally, nodding whilst you're holding your facial reaction not to express the agony you're feeling. But hey, at least the pedal doesn't have very sharp corner that'll leave wound on your shin.
@a2bbiking as an ex motorcyclist I had an experience where my shoe lace from my boot was stuck on the peg and I couldn't remove my foot so I went to move the other foot instead just to find out that shoe lace had also got stuck! I had to just sit there and watch myself fall over when I had to brake because I lost the momentum to stay up right to fix it and after almost getting my skull crushed by oncoming traffic the thought of strapping my feet in is terrifying 😂
Absolutely an option🙌🏼 It's just a nice skill to have in the pocket, cause it is valuable for balancing while out mountain biking, eg steep switchback climbs where you might be going slow. Just good to practice in a parking lot
Learned it track stands on a fixie although I can only do it with the wheel turned towards the foot that is forward, this is party due to toe overlapping
@@a2bbiking I think it’s way easier since you can pedal backwards to counter that side otherwise I need to be on a upward hill with a standard bike, so props to those guys like yourself
My understanding of track stand after some research is to keep a constant pressure on the front feet against the bike’s tendency to roll back. I just don’t get how to make the bike roll back when doing track stand.
You don't necessarily have to be rolling back, I often find that stopping and engaging my back brake (or both), then keeping pressure against the braking of your bike works well!
It's the angle of the wheel and how you position your weight, try tilting the frame until it makes contact with your leg in the same direction you turn the wheel, experiment how much weight you hang over your bars or behind
You need to roll back as well when doing track stands, best practise is to do it on an incline, makes you much better on flat ground.
I have no idea how the mechanics of it work or how to explain it but out of never wanting to touch the ground while at stop lights I've managed to do perfect track stands for quite some minutes so far
You don't need to, but to roll back you load your body to the front, then move to the back and just when you reach the "end" you Ou let off the brake. It's like doing a stoppy and right at the landing you let off the brake, but not earlier. This pushes you backwards for a few meters.
It's true, track standing on most technical routes is a very useful skill
Absolutely, as soon as it gets technical and slow, it's so good to have the bike balance🙌
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Mtn Biking in Cape Town is amazing
Without a doubt some of the absolute best trails😎
Wow, didn’t know they had trails in south africa for mtb!
And some good ones too😎
Stellies is better for enduro and sightseeing I think.
@@EXPOSINGTHELIES247 South Africa is a big country you know
Another piece of advice from a fellow trackstander (mainly on fixed, but also on bikes that can freewheel) : A good place to begin practising trackstands is somewhere with a very slight gradient. Have your front wheel towards the gradient. This is what I find to be the easiest way to find that 'sense of balance' while rolling back. Of course, relying on this method isn't the best; practising trackstands in a variety of places that are safe for trackstanding is ideal. Also, having your master leg forward should help.
Great advice man, appreciate the feedback! Will add it into my future vids😎
Hell yeah the bums under the bridge are always tryna steal my bike when im taking advantage of their prime gradient 🤣
We just not gonna talk about the way he was holding the cup. OOOOKAAAY
Which cup are you referring to my friend??😅
Tbh thats the skill i got unintentionally as when i was a kid i was trying to not fall if i stop so that was it
Awesome man! Good skill to learn by accident😎
I’ve managed to learn trackstands without a tutorial. It’s all about weight balance on the feet and not much on the hands. After a while, you’ll be able to pull off one handed trackstands with ease and impress your friends. Here is a bonus tip: if you are looking into trials riding from dirt bikes to bicycles, this is a very good tip for nailing the sport!
Fully agree man! Best way to learn😎👌 Sounds like you have it locked down!
"Oh shit!" Kabam! Right in front of everyone
Yup, "Ego destroyed"😂
after driving to school by bike everyday for 12 years, I developed this skill naturally without even knowing what I'm really doing lol
What? That's epic man, what a cool skull to just come by😎👌
Me who’s never mountain biked a day in my life
“write that down! write that down!
Haha Love it man! Maybe the algorithm thinks you should give Mountain Biking a Go😎🙌🏼
That outro is legendary
Thanks mate😎
Dude you have a mtb park build around you im jealous
I live in Cape Town, South Africa, and we are very lucky with some amazing places and things to ride!
That felt very relatable
Yeah man😅
Worse is when you don’t unclip and still mess up the track stand
Indeed, but at least that means you are learning and progressing, I struggled with it on flat pedals for quite some time🙌🏼
I did this on my fixie, tried to go backwards and ate it in front of 20 people.
I'm a track stand guru. The trick is to point your wheel up the slope of the road so you can roll back or pedal forward. The slightest incline is enough to hold perfectly still. If it is really flat or you're going downhill, the front brake and solid balance is key.
Great advice man! 👌👌
"Green Green Grass, Blue Blue Sky"
Haha yes sir, Cape Town really is a beautiful place to produce videos!🌄
I used to track stand every stop light on road bikes, the brakes are your enemy, use the natural resistance and rock the wheel as needed
For sure, once you get it locked in, it becomes so versatile and you get proper comfortable doing it🙌🏼
Thank you Dave!
Absolute pleasure my friend😎
I've done this since I was a kid 🙈 I always do it when I reach a red light for fun 😅
Ayyyyy! Let's go! That's awesome man, I also can't even remember when I learnt it, but it's such a fun skill I end up using so often nowadays👌
Why unclip when you can just fall over, that’s my preferred way to stop!
This made me smile😅😂 Only mountain bikers will understand
unscheduled dismounts are the best kind
Do a Barrel Roll!
@@Fausto_4841 A barrel roll🤣🤣 Love it
I just bought a bike yesterday and I'm so happy.
Ayyy, let's go! Love it man, enjoy the new bike!
I didn't practise this not even one day and i can still do it
Nice man! That's awesome, you must have some great balance🙌🏼
Weird to me that this is something that needs to be taught. I haven’t rode a bike in years, but when I was a kid I knew how to do that just from riding my bike every day and not being brain dead.
Well done for learning man, I also learned via just riding a bunch as a kid🙌🏼
taught myself to trackstand on my fixed gear, never felt more proud of myself 😊
Ayyyy, what a legend, well done man😎
@@a2bbiking appreciate it💯 although doing it fixed gear is significantly easier than single speed for sure
I’m glad my country thaught me how to ride a bike in 4th grade. Thanks to the internet I’m always shocked by how much my country teaches kids things the outside world schools does not.
Dude, that's amazing! I wish I went to a school like that growing up! Where is that? Im from South Africa and they definitely don't teach it here..
@@a2bbiking Norway. From my understanding all Norwegian schools at 4th grade at one point undergo learning about traffic rules, how to ride a bike safely in traffic and what to do. As well as having practice on a bike trough various different routes and test. Especially the 60 second stand.
No ways man, that's actually incredible, I wish more places would start teaching kids that from a young age, it will avoid a lot of problems at a later stage👌
@@a2bbiking definitely, altough denmark is better at teaching this. every road there also has lines and traffic lights for bikes, neat huh?
That's amazing! Love that it's so bike orientated, I'll have to go visit one day🙌
That actually makes your overall balance better
Absolutely, such a good skill all around on the bike😎👌
Lovely stuff dave
Appreciate the kind words😎🙌 Cheers
I recommend practicing using the curb
For sure, just make sure you can do the technique first, then use the curb for timing
The fact that I’m both great at track standing and an Irish dancer Lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂
Let's gooo! What a rad combination man😎😅
Great fun and informative, thank you.
It's an absolute pleasure, and thank you for the kind words! Hope you get it right😎🙌
Dave is an amazing actor.
Haha thanks so much😅 Honestly having more fun making these videos than I should be😎
Awesome! I learn track stand on a fixie!
Awesome, well done my friend!
Easier on a Fixie than a freewheel friend :)
I learn a bike very late in my life since I dont have the money and I was traumatized when I was a kid when we bough one and I fell quite deep in a hole and broke my arm... learn it again when I was 17 because my dad bought me one and let me tell you I finally can join with my friends on a off road bike trip🎉, now just need to learn motorcycle
Ayyy, I am so happy you are able to enjoy mountain bikes with your friends my friend, that's what bikes are all about 😎🙌
Just PRACTICE thats the best thing you can do
Fully agree man, nothing beats getting the time and reps In👌
Fun fact: some bushes saved me from falling and breaking my neck because of this exact problem i had.
Damn man, that's crazy, that's a serious fall, hope you have been doing ok afterwards?
Wish I could actually ride a bike to make usage of this knowledge
Ah man, any plans of getting a bike in the near future?
I've been riding bikes since I could remember...i didn't even know this was a problem, I've never seen anyone do this before
Not necessarily a problem, just a useful skill to have in the arsenal for riding technical trails🙌
if you happen to have eye contact, smile and nod, maybe with a nice " hello hehe "
Full agree man! It always pays to be friendly and nice😎👌
I (until repair is done) rode a triathlon everywhere and one day I was doing a track stand at a light in the city where I normally don’t traverse. Spaced somewhat out I did and fell on my side without trying to stop it. Must’ve looked hella funny for those behind me.
Haha damn man, those lapse In concentrations will get ya😅 Hope you are all good? And to be honest I've had my fair share of trackstand fails, but failing is learning😎👌
as the friend passing by, I didn't even know that was a flex but nice.
Ayy, glad to have friends passing by! Thanks man😎
Irish dancer is crazy😭
Huh, wonder if I can replicate this on a motorcycle
Would be very interesting to see if you could man, I think the weight would make it a lot harder, and you can't move the bike as quick as needed might be another issue. but let me know if you get it right?
Don't have my own bike but still watching.....
Haha maybe this is your sign to give it a go?😎
@@a2bbiking nah , I realy don't have mine 😔
Sorry to hear bro, I hope that you get a bike to try one day my friend👊🙌
"Do you know this feeling" nope idk why I watched this
Haha, maybe the algorithm is dropping subtle hints🤐😎
I didn't know that was a trick I just figured I was really good at balancing
Oh nice man haha! Awesome skill to accidentally learn! How long did it take you to learn it?🙌
Fellow Capetonion relates, enjoy your ride boet!
Let's gooo😎 will do and you must too bro👊
I always do this since i was in middle school until second year of HighSchool ...i am pro at it .
Now i am using motorcycle its even easyer because it have bigger surface area at the tire...
I always try to not put my foot down on red light haha😅😅
Niceeeee man! That's awesome! Well done, sounds like you really have this on lock😎👌
This is the best RUclipsr
Ayyyyy! Appreciate that bro😎 Day made
I like the cut of your vibe
Thank you very much sir😎🙌
Probably most helpful for those riding fixed. Always a fun time when I was doing that.
Absolutely, just a great all round skill to have in the arsenal👌 Do you still ride?
@@a2bbiking I wish I still had my bike. Sold it to get into cars. Debating if I should get another fixed bike and start over again.
Nice man! Also a fun hobby👌 Maybe get a bike down the line and you can do both? Best of both worlds😎
Thank you I'm gonna try biking
Ayyy, this is the kinda energy we need😎👊 let's goooo
Can confirm falling over on the sidewalk because you couldnt unclip your shoes is quite embarassing
😅Indeed! Feel like it's a entrance exam into mountain biking😂
Wear shinguards when I go out in my hand with my mountain bike pedals shit my shit hurts
Damn man, at least you have some sort of shin protection, hopefully you wont need them soon😎👌
this is the universe telling me to go biking again
Ayyyy, haha! I mean it's surely not the worst sign either right? Did you used to ride MTB?
The other day at the lights (red) on my hardtail Ragley Big Al, I balanced for 10-15secs waiting for the lights and got a round of applause from passers-by 😅 The more balanced the bike the easier it is to do and as the man says practice practice practice
Epic man! This is so rad! It's such a cool little internal challenge too! Crushing it bro👊
@@a2bbiking u know
For me this trick was hard to learn, but easy to master once I got it figured out, wheelieing is the opposite, pretty easy to get and hold the wheel up but holding it for miles and mastering it is hard
Ayyyy, well done man, means the hard work is paying off! Glad you got it locked in. Have you gotten more confident at your wheelies too?💥
Def trying this on my dirt bike 😂
Please let me know if it works and you got it right?😅👌
@@a2bbiking it's still kinda hard with all the weight of it but it's getting there! Thanks 😊
I do track stands but since I don’t have clips I place my foot in the front tire and manipulate the wheel to keep myself upright.
Oh Nice man, that's quite advanced! Well done💥
It’s even easier when there’s a small rock or tree root to lean your wheel against
Interesting, I've never even thought about that man! I like having the bike able to move around underneath me🙌👌
@a2bbiking yeah it’s probably a good thing to let it move underneath you
Yeah, keeping the body nice and stable🙌👌
Awesome ❤
Thank you so much man❤️
I know the feeling when I forgot to unclip and broke my wrist on the tarmac with 0 speed.. 😢
Ah man, I'm so sorry to hear that my friend😅 Hope your all healed up and back on the bike again?
@@a2bbiking thanks a lot man! Well yeah, of course I got back on the bike again. It was a silly accident after all.
The broken collar bone after 6 months though..😂😂.. Almost lost my motivation after this.. At least for the harder trail lines.
I personally wouldn’t use your breaks when practicing because if you mess it up you can just instantly start rolling off to save it. But that’s my opinion
For sure, good thoguht process, I think it would be be beneficial to just learn both, then you are prepared for all possible outcomes!🙌👌
I do it all the time at stop lights, I ride flat pedals but I do it just for fun, i've seen quite a few people do it, specifically those on fixed gear
Awesome man! Glad you've got it locked down, such a nice skill once you dont have to think about it too much🙌
Yeah I ride a tiny ass hard tail so I prefer to be standing so I got straight wheel track stands pretty much down
Nice bike!
Cheers, thanks mate!
I learned trackstand in a little game after bmx training and I still use it at a red light or when I need to cross a road just for fun😅
Ayyyy, that's epic man!😎 Super valuable skill to have in the pocket for those red kights😅👌
so i don’t know how to ride a bike, but i sure as hell will know to track stand thank you
Ayyy! You are going to be well equipped if you plan on getting a bike one day my friend😎 Any plans of getting a bike?
I can pretty nuch track stabd to the point where my legs will give out from holding the same position before i loose my balance but i still cant wheelie for more then twenty feet, idk why I can't master the balance for that.
Well done on the trackstand man! That's awesome! I will be doing a more in depth video to better understand the wheelie, but for now all I can say intentional practice is your friend, it takes some time🙌🏼
i live in bentonville arkansas “mountain bike capital of usa” and its so fun here dude
Epic dude! That's so rad, lots of Bike Parks there? I will have to come visit one day😎👌
When the pedals hits the shin💀
Every Mountain Bikers worst nightmare🥲
Worse than the unclip of shame is the fall over on the high side with both feet clipped in. Painful and embarrassing
Haha, 100% agree, that's definitely one of the worse ones for the ego😅😅
track standing also helps a ton when adjusting and navigating some sketch tech lines.
I gotta use it alot for north shore type features since im tall and i ride a massive bike, some of the turns just dont work with my frame geometry and i end up having to track stand and then scoot and hop the bike into position.
Absolutely, it's one of those skills that ends up being super valuable in so many other areas of your riding. Point in case riding north shore stuff, it's great incentive to not fall off the side of anything up in the air😅👌
Ive been biking since I was young and I still cant do this for more than 5 seconds. I thought it was impossible.
Nice man, good job for still practicing and trying! Hopefully this video can help a bit, but it takes some time and dedicated practice🙌🏼 Keep trying, you will get it!
I learned how to do this on my Zero 10x electric scooter by myself randomly lol
Haha, nice man, good accidental skill to learn😎
Thats lions head and table mountain in the backgroubd!
Yes indeed😎👌
Need to show this to Joe
Haha so many people have suggested this🤣🤣
Funny, I’ve been trying to do this since I was a kid just for fun, not knowing it was a thing people actually do. And for some reason I never considered turning the front wheel to be the answer
Oh epic man, what a good skill to have on lock from so young, that's awesome👌🙌 The wheel turn makes a huge difference too
"nooooooooo!!!"
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I don’t know what the advantage of those weird clippy shoes is, but I just got regular pedals that got grippy metal bits to grab my boots. I also don’t really get what’s wrong with using a foot to prop yourself up when stopped for a solid duration
Clips are just a different option, very much a personal preference for most people🙌🏼 Nothing wrong with using your foot to prop yourself either, this is more about being stable and learning balance so when you climb technical climbs later on you can improve your balance😎
I just don't use clips 👀 and track standing has been around forever. Trial bike riders do it flawlessly 👌easiest way to learn is up against a wall so you can just lean the bars up if you go off balance and keep your feel in the pedals then do a recovery jolt back to upright
Nice work & learning, I think it's best to learn on flats and then you know how to correct if you transfer to clips at some stage🙌🏼 But trials guys have some crazy skills too haha
Hi I'm a fan
Epic, glad to have you here man😎👌
Imagine having pedals you aren’t attached to, and that you can just get your feet off of quickly instead of falling down…
For sure, I have done a tutorial for flat pedals too, but also good for those who ride clips to learn with clips🙌🏼
I was 10 and I knew how to do it in two days
Nice man, it's often the case that younger peeps pick up skills super quick🙌👌 Well done!
i dont have friends :(
i mean i do, but the most they know about bikes is the fact you pedal
Have you got a mountain bike park near you my friend?🙌🏼 Might be a great place to start to hang out with some other riders😄
solution use flatpedals, clip pedals on a mtb look goofy and are death traps :p they belong on race bikes not mtb my opinion. Im able do a cranck flip while in a track stand on my flats. now thats a show when yur waiting for a green light :D (slopestyle bike tho might be bit easier on a small bike)
Nice man, crank flips are definitely not easy! It's best to learn the skill on flat pedals and then its easy to translate for those wanting to transfer to clips. But personally I think clips are good on the MTB and I was surprised how quick you can unclip when you crash🙌🏼
@@a2bbiking i agree something you can get use to. personally i cant comming from dh / slopestyle background :D not great for shins tho flatpedals learning to do cranck flips on flat pedals with metal pins will result in scars for life 🤣 But thats how we learn, by making mistakes 😋
Yup, I still try ride flats too where possible while dirt jumping! But just the thought of those pins gives my shins shivers😂
What if I am reading mystery crime 😂
While on the bike?😅🙌
Aweh Dave!
Aweeeeh😎
Also track standing can help performance 😂
Like i sometimes when i use used to ride my bike
I never had the balls to curve while doing a big turn like on a curve...
It gave me the chills always when i had to go onto a scenario with a curve on a trail that needed you to either slow down like a old grandma or to literally tilt almost like motorbike racist- Racers****
So the tiny movement usually was so hard to control after a turn to get back straight
So practising to counter push the weight/controlling the bike kinda helps
Absolutely man, that's super interesting 🙌 really appreciate the feedback.
Amazing how the little tips & tricks make such a big difference👍
It is much more embarrassing if your friend witnesses your one foot slipped off the pedal and hit your shin at mach 10.
Yeap, and you have to make like it doesn't hurt, meanwhile dying inside🤐
@@a2bbiking And as your friend asking you if you're alright, you can only respond non-verbally, nodding whilst you're holding your facial reaction not to express the agony you're feeling. But hey, at least the pedal doesn't have very sharp corner that'll leave wound on your shin.
I can track stand but I would never use the shoe clips 😂
You would be surprised my friend, once you get comfortable with them, you might really like them😅🙌
@a2bbiking as an ex motorcyclist I had an experience where my shoe lace from my boot was stuck on the peg and I couldn't remove my foot so I went to move the other foot instead just to find out that shoe lace had also got stuck! I had to just sit there and watch myself fall over when I had to brake because I lost the momentum to stay up right to fix it and after almost getting my skull crushed by oncoming traffic the thought of strapping my feet in is terrifying 😂
Flat pedal mafia!!🤙
Yewwww! Flat pedals win medals😎
I have a fall of shame. No unclip here
This made me have a good giggle😅🤣
I'm too clumsy for this
Ah sorry to hear man, have you given it a few tries to at least test the waters?😊
Or just put your foot on the ground?
Absolutely an option🙌🏼 It's just a nice skill to have in the pocket, cause it is valuable for balancing while out mountain biking, eg steep switchback climbs where you might be going slow. Just good to practice in a parking lot
Learned it track stands on a fixie although I can only do it with the wheel turned towards the foot that is forward, this is party due to toe overlapping
How is it on a fixie? To be honest I've never tried, but I am sure it adds a whole other dynamic to the technique.
@@a2bbiking I think it’s way easier since you can pedal backwards to counter that side otherwise I need to be on a upward hill with a standard bike, so props to those guys like yourself
Oh nice man, I had a friend invite me to a fixie ride, so I want to try for the experience and will give the trackstand a bash too! Thanks man😎👌
Jokes on you I don't have friends that would watch me
Haha touche my friend, touche
I think if you’re afraid to fail in front of your friends you should change them
Yeah man for sure, just making light😎🙌
Cool lions head
Ayyy, good eye man! Proper iconic😎🙌
@@a2bbikingthanks man
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I was looking for pressure nosel under the peddles
Nice man, did you find it?
@a2bbiking nope bruhh, hope you send one with a nosel in it
I have to say, proper Irish Dancing is wayyyyyyy harder than proper Trackstands. This is coming from someone who does both haha
Haha this is some important information to know😅 I have two left feet, so will be weary if I try Irish dancing
I mean, when grown men ride around in pantyhose and stilettos, trying not to look stupid when stopping is kind of moot..
Damn man, what kind of group rides are you doing when people are riding in stilettos😅