The first thing you'll need to learn: Stop caring about looking like a 2 year old trying to learn how to ride a bike, there's no shame in being a beginner. 👌
This 44 year old newbie is learning this very skill (and the wheelie) so this video is timely. Thank you for this. Hopefully i get to master this. Keep the tutorials coming...you really are doing a fabulous job 👍
Right on! You're in the right place (and I'm 43, so you're in good company)! Have fun with these and remember that practice makes progress - both those skills will take a little time to master, but hopefully my videos will help get you there slightly faster! :)
I'm 57 and finally getting my wheelies dialed in thanks to this guy! When I was young I simply thought I didn't have good balance. No one told me you have to practice practice practice and that balance is something you acquire, it's not something you're born with! Enjoy getting better and better and have lots of fun! My next venture is electric unicycles!
Another noob in his 40s - got an ebike this summer. Based on your previous track-stand tutorial I spent 15 minutes a day for four days a week, and I got to a decent track stand after about three months. Thanks for the advice! I have some feedback. As out of shape as I've been, just balancing with the front wheel against my house was a challenge until I built up the core strength to hold myself in that position for more than a few seconds. It sounds bad, but that took a few weeks. At this point I recommend learning to balancing in two positions - with shoulders forward over the bar (as described), and also in a static position with the weight back. I learned that much later in the process, but it allowed me to move the bike forward or back in one motion rather than the full back and forth that is required from the forward-most position (but the motion comes later). So I spent another three weeks getting the pullback nice and under control as described. I liked the advice of using shorter and shorter supports from the previous video. I used a street curb and moved on to the transition as the curb goes to a flat driveway - another three weeks. Then I spent a couple weeks doing a slow turn that stopped into the same position I had been practicing against the supports. At first I had to build up balance in that frozen position so I had time to react - just half a second. The other advice from the previous video that really helped was using a slight uphill slope at this point. Just the inclined side of the crown in my street was enough to help me push my bike back and everything started to click into place. Now a two minute track stand is no problem! Next I hope to be able to get it on various uneven trail surfaces. Thanks again.
Awesome! So stoked to hear about the progression - and thanks so much for sharing the input, too. I know this will be useful for the other riders here as well!
I'm a coach for a high school team and will use this set of techniques to teach my students. Pushing up against the tree and back away then with the break will become very useful in competitions our whole team of 100+ riders do each year. They'll be able to push up against other bike tires to knock them over or fake them out using their brakes. Thanks for the video.
Great video, it reminds me to keep on practicing these simple balancing techniques. I'm 66 and do a lot of cycling, also off road. Especially when you get older is practicing these things improving your safety in day-to-day activities on any bicycle.
Another excellent video! My brain seems to work a little differently than other people's sometimes, (too many crashes), so I'll share my way of learning how to track stand just in case anyone else is like me. The thing that ultimately helped me to learn how to track stand after failing every other drill, (and making my coach question his life choices), was setting myself up next to a pole to hang on to with one hand while I stood on my pedals. I would get on my bike and hold that pole, then take my hand off it, grab it again if I started to wobble, and repeat again and again until I could keep my balance for a couple of minutes without needing to grab the pole. Only after that, could I ride really slowly, roll to a stop and balance on my pedals, (and because of my patented back-to-front learning method, my wheels are straight and I can still balance. To be honest, I think I'll fall off if I turn my wheel now. Can you feel my coach's pain right now??🤦🏻♀️) Prior to doing this practice, I just kept having to dab straight away when I tried to roll to a stop. I think it was because my brain didn't know what to do when the bike stopped, so it panicked and I had to put a leg down long before I actually needed to. I had to practice the end point in a way that was going to always be successful, even just for a few seconds at a time to start with, first. To my mind, it was the equivalent of jumping off a cliff but not knowing how to deploy the parachute: I just couldn't even start the jump without that knowledge. Now, my speciality is riding so slowly that my Garmin turns itself off. 😁 And my coach was very glad when I turned up to my next session, able to track stand, and he didn't have to suffer anymore. 😂
My tip was to point uphill if you can (otherwise, use your front brake for resistance), focus on an imaginary point in the distance and calm your mind. Practice in a place without distraction until you can do it automatically. With your bars turned slightly you've made something closer to a triangle than a straight line, that helps too. So does fat, soft tyres and suspension.
This has given me so much more insight in why I can't control my bike to stay in place, I always thought it's all about balance and moving your body around to keep it in place and not moving the bike to have the space. In my 30s and most of my practice comes at standing at the traffic light trying to balance it out but I'll have to practice the roll back now. :D Thank you!
It's weird that people fall into that trap because so much of what we do on a bike involves the body being fairly static and the bike being manoeuvred under it - yet for this one skill we throw all that knowledge out the window and try to do the opposite!
I enjoy practicing and developing new skills even after a lifetime of riding mtn, road, gravel and… whatever is next. This channel is extremely well done, the best I’ve seen. Subscribe, practice, enjoy. Bravo
Holy crap. Yeah, you nailed what every other instructional video about track stands missed. I'll try to put your info into practice tomorrow and see if that helps.
I've never quite been able to do a track stand, but now I think I might be able to learn one - thanks for another excellent explanation on how to break down the learning process.
Jajajaja you know, I never thought about it but all those hours on the freestyle and BMX bike as a kid really did help when I got on my first fully rigid Mt bike in 1986 & beyond!
Really great tips, and people don't realize how important balance is for biking. At the shop, we used to have track stand competitions to pass the time and whoever lost bought beer after work. So balance is very important.
It's a great way to get extra comfortable in the right body position on the bike. Between that and the rollback practice, you'll have this dialed in no time!
I appreciate your videos. You are very good at explaining a single fundamental technique in a way that is easy to understand. This is more approachable than other videos that will try to cram half a dozen techniques into a five minute presentation without adequate explanation.
Sorry! You can definitely still apply all these techniques to a gravel bike...although I would highly recommend a set of cheap platform pedals to swap in for practice.
One of the things that I did if I wanted to improve my balance especially before a very technical ride is I would rollerblade for at least an hour if you really want to gain quick improvements learn how to do other things that require individual legs for balance.
Going as slow as possible (or going in tight circles) gave me more opportunity to practice while riding and it helps me catch my breath on steep climbs or to get a good look on tech/rocky descents. I think the back pedaling looks really fun and will start practicing that! Also, having the correct pedal forward (right foot front if wheel is turned left) for a stoppie turn is helpful because I was trying to alway have the same foot forward and that felt awkward
You don't have to go in a stright line. My best practice ever was this: choosing a very steep, even extremely steep place, good hard ground, no sand or gravel, but: rocks and fat roots are welcome. These are usually trails that trekkers take uphill. Only you are going to downhill. As slow as you can. Without putting your foot down. This is a very zen activity, I loved it. Did this in the '90s and took me a long way.
If you have an eeeb with a bosch motor, do it with the motor turned off. Bosch has a "squirt" function where giving the motor a quarter turn can make it run on more. Turning it off makes the forward back move controllable.
1) pedals are about level 2) center-of-gravity foot in front 3) front wheel turns away from front foot 4) standing 5) shoulders square, arms straight 6) bike at a quite large angle with log / wall (still trying... 😆)
I’ve been trying to learn this for the last decade and have watched countless track stand videos on TH-cam, I hope this is the last video for me. Thanks coach.
Very great video with excellent information and communication and clear images! I'm very inspired to tackle these skills this winter, indoors! (snowy Toronto Canada lol)
I've been doing these things for a while now on my mb. The situation just called for it and you did it. Strangely enough. Riding dirt bikes for 30 years and a few trials bikes, Some of the balancing and riding skills are similar.
Can you please release some of those "Practice Makes Progress" shirts? Those are awesome, and an incredible message to share with anyone working on a skill. Your channel is finally helping me unlock mountain biking, so thank you for making such awesome content!
Good tips for some good skills. Just a reminder though that in a true "track stand" there is no moving back and forth of the bike. The term comes from track racing where you're trying not to move the bike forward so your opponent is forced to take the lead (allowing the follower to go in an advantageous drafting position). But you aren't allowed to let the bike go backwards. This is not an issue mountain biking of course, but if you're moving the bike back and forth (and keeping the body stationary), you aren't really doing something that can be called a track stand.
I practice stop & goes. I bike with my dog all the time and I'll stop my bike and right before I need to dab, I'll ratchet and go. It sounds goofy but it really helps. Also, I always force myself to track stand before taking off after a stop or break. Basically practice, practice, and more practice 😂
Two other SUPER HUGE tips, A) Start from a standstill with one of your hands on the front wheel that so you can EASILY roll the wheel front and back, it is pretty EASY to keep your balance. Then try B) Use a slight side slope under the front wheel, an increase in downward pedal pressure cause the front wheel to move forward, a decrease in pedal pressure allows to wheel to roll backwards/downhill. Before long you should be able to track stand at traffic lights on completely flat ground.
That uphill slope trick is such a great way to practice track stands - I've never tried holding onto the front tire, though. I'm going to have to give that a shot, Thanks for this!
One little nitpick: if you want to transfer this skill to a road bike where you might have some toe overlap, then you'll want to make sure you learn with your front wheel turned the other direction in order to give your forward foot clearance and not hit the tire. But IMHO your best bet is to learn both directions at once, so you never end up with a good/bad side. I did that when I learned to ride unicycle and it really paid off.
I do track stand on my rode bike at red lights. However, for some reason only feel comfortable turning the front wheel to the left and left foot forward. Practiced by rocking the bike back and forth which gives me the impression that the bike is moving.
Everyone has a comfortable side, I just recommend the opposite direction since it works for a second skill. But you're all good! Never hurts to test out the opposite direction, especially now that you have the foundation in place.
Nice video ! It got my attention to watch as I have seen trials riders do things that are amazing ! I have to deal with two issues ! My first is my own balance on my own two feet . At my age I find this to be more of an issue before I can try this on my bike I haven’t used in years .lol
Your video is inspiring me to get back into bikes. Nice video and production. Now stop that, I already spend enough practice and money on the other things I ride. :)
Cool to see a dedicated emtb series for your trials skills! These are the things I should focus on practicing. Actually got a Marine alpine trail e1 so its extra fun to see you on a similar bike. 👍👍
Excellent tutorial... definitely some new stuff for me to try. Thank you 👍 I looked at the Deftraps and think the blunt leading/trailing edge will get hung up on impacts. I prefer a bevelled pedal edge.
Right on, have fun! I just got my hands on a set of their TMAC pedals, which I think have a lower profile edge like you mentioned. Will keep you posted how it goes!
Nice bike. Luv me sum eBikes…and a coil on it ….❤ I dig the “Practice makes progress” on the shirt like that. 3min in and I’m pretty impressed…I’ll subscribe, I want to improve my skills.
I love riding slow as possible while being on pedals. There was a Karen cop who was catching and fining cyclists for "not stopping on stop sign," and I was riding my commuter bike while a couple of roadies were randomly drafting behind me. At stop sign I saw the police car so I rose from saddle and started crawling as slow as I could while the roadies only slightly decelerated then passed me. Cop stoped the roadies and I thought I was going to be in trouble as well, but he actually just yelled at roadies that they should learn from what I am doing and at least crawl and look the sides. He let them go with a warning that day for some reason though.
Good explanation, thank you! Can you advice anything to break the bad habit of turning my handlebar to the front foot direction? I can trackstand very comfortable like this even on plain surface for minutes. Once I try to turn my handlebar to the other side or have my other foot forward it messes up everything and I can't trackstand for 1 sec...
I would get into that comfortable trackstand position (the way you normally do) and then just commit to flipping the wheel in the opposite direction for five seconds at a time. Just get acquainted with it the other direction. After a while, it'll start to feel a bit more "normal". You've got the fundamentals in place, you'll pick it up quick!
It should. The backpedaling motion puts the wheel in a neutral position so that the bike can roll backward. It’s not actually making it go backward. Sort of like pushing in the clutch on a car.
Actually, front brake doesn't completely replace the object. The immovable object also holds the wheel in place laterally as the contact point is high, making it a lot easier to stay in one place. I'm currently learning to trackstand in the other 3 leading foot / handlebar direction positions than my preferred one and the struggle of using brakes instead of a large object is real.
I am an adult and a petite. I am trying to learn cycling for past 2-3 days. When imbalanced I unintentionally use a mix of the handle and my body to return to balanced position or stop wobbling. But my trainer scolds me a lot for using my body to balance the bike. Oops!
No, the bike is rolling backwards on momentum, but I need to pedal backwards to keep the wheel from moving forward again. Similar to putting a car in neutral
Turn your front wheel a little tighter, so your front wheel is almost perpendicular to the object. This should make it a bit easier to get that basic balance in place. Practice makes progress - you got this!
Interesting! Are you backpedaling, too? You might also try standing up taller as you backpedal, if your weight is too low, the front wheel could come up like that.
I think a rider should learn both, balancing by pedal pressure as well as by leaning the bike and moving your body. in chunky terrain or when facing downhill the version you show might not work at all
I wanted to show some skills on a full suspension bike (which is the same technique...but it helps to see it done), so the Chameleon is chilling out for a few weeks. It's going to feel SO light when I get back on it!
Can track stand with zero effort until I get bored at this point. But don't think I'll ever learn to fakie. Backing up a few feet is actually easier with a 180/180. Must be some kind of learning disability.
It works on any bike - just demonstrating it on a full suspension bike to show a different style than the usual hardtail tutorials we do on this channel.
It is not impossible. I have been learning from Aaron from Super Rider for two years now and have learned so much. One of those things is the trackstand. Now at 72 years old I have learned to trackstand fairly well. When out riding on the road I never put my feet down on the ground while waiting for a red light to change or when stopped by a school bus. It is super cool to do. If I can learn to trackstand at 72 years old I am sure you can as well. Just follow Aaron’s instructions and practice a lot. I find that you have to learn to keep equal pressure on both pegs and shift that pressure ever so slightly to get the back and forth motion that keeps you balanced. If you find yourself hitting your shins on your pedals then you might want to get shin guards.
This skill is tough, but worth the effort, to learn. The best thing is that you can start with that first step of leaning into something and begin getting comfortable before you start working the rest of the elements in. I think you'll be surprised how quickly it comes together.
@@SuperRiderTV I learned to ride a unicycle when I was in middle school (I"m 65 now) and then didn't ride one for over 20 years. My wife got me a unicycle for my birthday many years back and even after over 20 years of not riding one I was able to jump right on and ride! Not as good as before mind you, but it is amazing how motor skills like that can stay with us for a long time! I try to ride mine now at least a few times a year if for nothing else to maintain my sense of balance as I get older. Too many old folks have terrible balance, hence the likely reason there are so many falls and broken hips for the elderly. Of course I suppose one can argue that falling of a unicycle for an older person may not be very helpful either 🤣
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Great skills to practice! Good reminder that those urban play days can help those off road skills!
The first thing you'll need to learn: Stop caring about looking like a 2 year old trying to learn how to ride a bike, there's no shame in being a beginner. 👌
Spot on!
This is good advice for life in general.
Ahhh dude, don't be so hard on yourself.
@@MDaDonLegacy Me? Nah Bro i'm an absolute BEAST, I'm talking about everyone else.. 🤥😎😎😁
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This 44 year old newbie is learning this very skill (and the wheelie) so this video is timely. Thank you for this. Hopefully i get to master this. Keep the tutorials coming...you really are doing a fabulous job 👍
Right on! You're in the right place (and I'm 43, so you're in good company)! Have fun with these and remember that practice makes progress - both those skills will take a little time to master, but hopefully my videos will help get you there slightly faster! :)
I'm 57 and finally getting my wheelies dialed in thanks to this guy! When I was young I simply thought I didn't have good balance. No one told me you have to practice practice practice and that balance is something you acquire, it's not something you're born with! Enjoy getting better and better and have lots of fun! My next venture is electric unicycles!
Do you have a wheelie tutorial video on the horizon?@@SuperRiderTV
Another noob in his 40s - got an ebike this summer. Based on your previous track-stand tutorial I spent 15 minutes a day for four days a week, and I got to a decent track stand after about three months. Thanks for the advice!
I have some feedback. As out of shape as I've been, just balancing with the front wheel against my house was a challenge until I built up the core strength to hold myself in that position for more than a few seconds. It sounds bad, but that took a few weeks. At this point I recommend learning to balancing in two positions - with shoulders forward over the bar (as described), and also in a static position with the weight back. I learned that much later in the process, but it allowed me to move the bike forward or back in one motion rather than the full back and forth that is required from the forward-most position (but the motion comes later). So I spent another three weeks getting the pullback nice and under control as described. I liked the advice of using shorter and shorter supports from the previous video. I used a street curb and moved on to the transition as the curb goes to a flat driveway - another three weeks. Then I spent a couple weeks doing a slow turn that stopped into the same position I had been practicing against the supports. At first I had to build up balance in that frozen position so I had time to react - just half a second. The other advice from the previous video that really helped was using a slight uphill slope at this point. Just the inclined side of the crown in my street was enough to help me push my bike back and everything started to click into place. Now a two minute track stand is no problem! Next I hope to be able to get it on various uneven trail surfaces.
Thanks again.
Awesome! So stoked to hear about the progression - and thanks so much for sharing the input, too. I know this will be useful for the other riders here as well!
I'm a coach for a high school team and will use this set of techniques to teach my students. Pushing up against the tree and back away then with the break will become very useful in competitions our whole team of 100+ riders do each year. They'll be able to push up against other bike tires to knock them over or fake them out using their brakes.
Thanks for the video.
That sounds genuinely devious!
In America IS riding Bike in High school 😍in Germany WE have jump ON little Trampolines over the block 😑
Great video, it reminds me to keep on practicing these simple balancing techniques.
I'm 66 and do a lot of cycling, also off road.
Especially when you get older is practicing these things improving your safety in day-to-day activities on any bicycle.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching!
Another excellent video!
My brain seems to work a little differently than other people's sometimes, (too many crashes), so I'll share my way of learning how to track stand just in case anyone else is like me.
The thing that ultimately helped me to learn how to track stand after failing every other drill, (and making my coach question his life choices), was setting myself up next to a pole to hang on to with one hand while I stood on my pedals.
I would get on my bike and hold that pole, then take my hand off it, grab it again if I started to wobble, and repeat again and again until I could keep my balance for a couple of minutes without needing to grab the pole.
Only after that, could I ride really slowly, roll to a stop and balance on my pedals, (and because of my patented back-to-front learning method, my wheels are straight and I can still balance. To be honest, I think I'll fall off if I turn my wheel now. Can you feel my coach's pain right now??🤦🏻♀️)
Prior to doing this practice, I just kept having to dab straight away when I tried to roll to a stop. I think it was because my brain didn't know what to do when the bike stopped, so it panicked and I had to put a leg down long before I actually needed to. I had to practice the end point in a way that was going to always be successful, even just for a few seconds at a time to start with, first. To my mind, it was the equivalent of jumping off a cliff but not knowing how to deploy the parachute: I just couldn't even start the jump without that knowledge.
Now, my speciality is riding so slowly that my Garmin turns itself off. 😁
And my coach was very glad when I turned up to my next session, able to track stand, and he didn't have to suffer anymore. 😂
So awesome! Thanks for sharing this!
My tip was to point uphill if you can (otherwise, use your front brake for resistance), focus on an imaginary point in the distance and calm your mind. Practice in a place without distraction until you can do it automatically.
With your bars turned slightly you've made something closer to a triangle than a straight line, that helps too. So does fat, soft tyres and suspension.
Spot on!
This has given me so much more insight in why I can't control my bike to stay in place, I always thought it's all about balance and moving your body around to keep it in place and not moving the bike to have the space. In my 30s and most of my practice comes at standing at the traffic light trying to balance it out but I'll have to practice the roll back now. :D Thank you!
Sweet! I bet you’ll pick this up super fast when you combine this technique with your existing skill. Let me know how it goes!
It's weird that people fall into that trap because so much of what we do on a bike involves the body being fairly static and the bike being manoeuvred under it - yet for this one skill we throw all that knowledge out the window and try to do the opposite!
I enjoy practicing and developing new skills even after a lifetime of riding mtn, road, gravel and… whatever is next. This channel is extremely well done, the best I’ve seen. Subscribe, practice, enjoy. Bravo
Wow, that is high praise - thank you so much!
Holy crap. Yeah, you nailed what every other instructional video about track stands missed. I'll try to put your info into practice tomorrow and see if that helps.
Thanks! I hope this helps!
I've never quite been able to do a track stand, but now I think I might be able to learn one - thanks for another excellent explanation on how to break down the learning process.
So glad that it was helpful - have fun!
Jajajaja you know, I never thought about it but all those hours on the freestyle and BMX bike as a kid really did help when I got on my first fully rigid Mt bike in 1986 & beyond!
Really great tips, and people don't realize how important balance is for biking. At the shop, we used to have track stand competitions to pass the time and whoever lost bought beer after work. So balance is very important.
That's awesome, and good motivation to learn the right technique! :)
@@SuperRiderTV It got harder and harder the more we drank too.
Hadn't thought to track stand with the front wheel braced up against something , great tip , Im going to try it today , never to old for improvement
It's a great way to get extra comfortable in the right body position on the bike. Between that and the rollback practice, you'll have this dialed in no time!
I actually learned it that way when I was a kid.
Love a good track stand. Helps so much on the trails. I find it helpful also to look ahead for better balance.
Danke!✌ Greets from Germany
Thank you!
I appreciate your videos. You are very good at explaining a single fundamental technique in a way that is easy to understand. This is more approachable than other videos that will try to cram half a dozen techniques into a five minute presentation without adequate explanation.
Thank you so much!
This is super cool!
Looking this video to learn trackstand on my gravel bike, first suggestions:
Lower seatpost, wide grip, flat pedals
I'm gonna cry in a corner
Sorry! You can definitely still apply all these techniques to a gravel bike...although I would highly recommend a set of cheap platform pedals to swap in for practice.
One of the things that I did if I wanted to improve my balance especially before a very technical ride is I would rollerblade for at least an hour if you really want to gain quick improvements learn how to do other things that require individual legs for balance.
Going as slow as possible (or going in tight circles) gave me more opportunity to practice while riding and it helps me catch my breath on steep climbs or to get a good look on tech/rocky descents. I think the back pedaling looks really fun and will start practicing that! Also, having the correct pedal forward (right foot front if wheel is turned left) for a stoppie turn is helpful because I was trying to alway have the same foot forward and that felt awkward
Awesome! Have fun - practice makes progress!
New viewer and I absolutely LOVE your saying "practice makes progress". I'm going to use this for the rest of my life. Thanks!
Awesome!! Thanks for watching!
This was an incredibly clear explanation - great teaching!
Thank you so much!
You don't have to go in a stright line. My best practice ever was this: choosing a very steep, even extremely steep place, good hard ground, no sand or gravel, but: rocks and fat roots are welcome. These are usually trails that trekkers take uphill. Only you are going to downhill. As slow as you can. Without putting your foot down. This is a very zen activity, I loved it. Did this in the '90s and took me a long way.
If you have an eeeb with a bosch motor, do it with the motor turned off. Bosch has a "squirt" function where giving the motor a quarter turn can make it run on more. Turning it off makes the forward back move controllable.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing this, good to know!
1) pedals are about level
2) center-of-gravity foot in front
3) front wheel turns away from front foot
4) standing
5) shoulders square, arms straight
6) bike at a quite large angle with log / wall
(still trying... 😆)
I’ve been trying to learn this for the last decade and have watched countless track stand videos on TH-cam, I hope this is the last video for me. Thanks coach.
I hope so! I haven't seen the focus on the backwards roll element taught anywhere else, hopefully that unlocks this for you.
Very great video with excellent information and communication and clear images! I'm very inspired to tackle these skills this winter, indoors! (snowy Toronto Canada lol)
That’s exactly how I learned - and not too far away from you (Wisconsin)!
good explanation for a beginner like me!
Have fun! Practice makes progress!
Very good explanations
Thank you!
I've been doing these things for a while now on my mb. The situation just called for it and you did it. Strangely enough. Riding dirt bikes for 30 years and a few trials bikes, Some of the balancing and riding skills are similar.
That trials background is a huge help for overall bike control, right?
Can you please release some of those "Practice Makes Progress" shirts? Those are awesome, and an incredible message to share with anyone working on a skill. Your channel is finally helping me unlock mountain biking, so thank you for making such awesome content!
They're available on my website in both long sleeve and short sleeve. So glad to hear that you're making progress, keep it up! :)
Great video! Balancing against a wall is a good idea.
Great breakdown and fundamental bike skills lesson with clear reasoning. Much appreciated 🙏🙌
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
Very sequential, I like!
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Thx
Good tips for some good skills. Just a reminder though that in a true "track stand" there is no moving back and forth of the bike. The term comes from track racing where you're trying not to move the bike forward so your opponent is forced to take the lead (allowing the follower to go in an advantageous drafting position). But you aren't allowed to let the bike go backwards. This is not an issue mountain biking of course, but if you're moving the bike back and forth (and keeping the body stationary), you aren't really doing something that can be called a track stand.
Perfect tutorial...again and again
Thank you so much! 🙏
Nice! I already can do trackstand on most of my bicycles, but these drills look promising to further improve my control over the bike.
Fantastic tutorial. * subscribed *
Thank you!
I practice stop & goes. I bike with my dog all the time and I'll stop my bike and right before I need to dab, I'll ratchet and go. It sounds goofy but it really helps. Also, I always force myself to track stand before taking off after a stop or break. Basically practice, practice, and more practice 😂
Perfect! That's a great way to incorporate the practice into your riding!
Very good explained even for a beginner. Thank you
Awesome, so glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Two other SUPER HUGE tips, A) Start from a standstill with one of your hands on the front wheel that so you can EASILY roll the wheel front and back, it is pretty EASY to keep your balance. Then try B) Use a slight side slope under the front wheel, an increase in downward pedal pressure cause the front wheel to move forward, a decrease in pedal pressure allows to wheel to roll backwards/downhill. Before long you should be able to track stand at traffic lights on completely flat ground.
That uphill slope trick is such a great way to practice track stands - I've never tried holding onto the front tire, though. I'm going to have to give that a shot, Thanks for this!
I've mastered the track stand on a fixie, but I fail miserably with a freewheel.
One little nitpick: if you want to transfer this skill to a road bike where you might have some toe overlap, then you'll want to make sure you learn with your front wheel turned the other direction in order to give your forward foot clearance and not hit the tire.
But IMHO your best bet is to learn both directions at once, so you never end up with a good/bad side. I did that when I learned to ride unicycle and it really paid off.
That's a great point - I think it's so worthwhile to learn everything both ways once you get the basics locked in. Thanks for this!
Good idea! Thanks!
Have fun! Practice makes progress!
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Thanks so much for watching! Can't wait to hear what you think of the 30 Day Challenge!
I do track stand on my rode bike at red lights. However, for some reason only feel comfortable turning the front wheel to the left and left foot forward. Practiced by rocking the bike back and forth which gives me the impression that the bike is moving.
Everyone has a comfortable side, I just recommend the opposite direction since it works for a second skill. But you're all good! Never hurts to test out the opposite direction, especially now that you have the foundation in place.
thx i will try that
Dude , awesome lesson!
Thank you!!
This was useful. Thank you.
Glad to hear it - thanks for watching!
Awesome video! I just got an alpine trail, and its definitely a beast compared to my old rift zone! Id love to see more trialsy stuff on this bike!
Thanks!! Such a fun bike to ride, I had a blast with it!
Nice, thanks. A lot easier than on a road bike!
True! The slacker head angle helps a ton..
Great approach!
Thank you!
Nice video ! It got my attention to watch as I have seen trials riders do things that are amazing !
I have to deal with two issues ! My first is my own balance on my own two feet . At my age I find this to be more of an issue before I can try this on my bike I haven’t used in years .lol
Awesome video. Subbed.
Thank you so much!
My Norco Sight VLT freewheels when pedalled backwards. Have to practice this on my old manual bike...
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one of the best
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Your video is inspiring me to get back into bikes. Nice video and production. Now stop that, I already spend enough practice and money on the other things I ride. :)
Haha, thanks! C'mon back to bikes!
That area looks a lot like a city with the initials WL in the pacific northwest. I might be crazy, though.
Great instructional video!
That's the one! Let's ride! :)
Cool to see a dedicated emtb series for your trials skills! These are the things I should focus on practicing. Actually got a Marine alpine trail e1 so its extra fun to see you on a similar bike. 👍👍
Same bike - this is the Alpine Trail E1! Super fun!
When I practice trackstands, I try to think that I am on a fixie bike. It helps the movement with this pedal pressure thing you talked about😅
Great call!
Really excellent instruction. I just subscribed. Thank you. :-)
Thank you so much!
Track stand is best done by pushing off your front brake.
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Go to gate practice at the local BMX track.
Excellent tutorial... definitely some new stuff for me to try. Thank you 👍
I looked at the Deftraps and think the blunt leading/trailing edge will get hung up on impacts. I prefer a bevelled pedal edge.
Right on, have fun! I just got my hands on a set of their TMAC pedals, which I think have a lower profile edge like you mentioned. Will keep you posted how it goes!
*Extra tip, practice your trackstand in the lines of the chairlift, such a great wasted time to improve your skills!
That is a great tip! Thanks for this!
Practicing a trackstand on a slight incline is an alternative to bracing against an object
Definitely a great tip for practicing!
I have been getting better learning these skills. I still suck at the skills but I am getting less sucky at them. 😜👍
Haha nice! This stuff compounds over time, you’re making solid progress!
Great video!
Thank you!!
Nice bike. Luv me sum eBikes…and a coil on it ….❤
I dig the “Practice makes progress” on the shirt like that.
3min in and I’m pretty impressed…I’ll subscribe, I want to improve my skills.
Right on! Thanks so much!
4:01 wish I saw this video before I started biking… 😂😂
Better late than never! ;)
Aaron gonna give us demerits for dabs!!
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I like!
Thanks!
I love riding slow as possible while being on pedals. There was a Karen cop who was catching and fining cyclists for "not stopping on stop sign," and I was riding my commuter bike while a couple of roadies were randomly drafting behind me. At stop sign I saw the police car so I rose from saddle and started crawling as slow as I could while the roadies only slightly decelerated then passed me. Cop stoped the roadies and I thought I was going to be in trouble as well, but he actually just yelled at roadies that they should learn from what I am doing and at least crawl and look the sides. He let them go with a warning that day for some reason though.
Good explanation, thank you! Can you advice anything to break the bad habit of turning my handlebar to the front foot direction? I can trackstand very comfortable like this even on plain surface for minutes. Once I try to turn my handlebar to the other side or have my other foot forward it messes up everything and I can't trackstand for 1 sec...
I would get into that comfortable trackstand position (the way you normally do) and then just commit to flipping the wheel in the opposite direction for five seconds at a time. Just get acquainted with it the other direction. After a while, it'll start to feel a bit more "normal". You've got the fundamentals in place, you'll pick it up quick!
Great vid bud
Thank you!
Sounds like good tips, but I don't think my bike pedals backwards. Will have to double check.
It should. The backpedaling motion puts the wheel in a neutral position so that the bike can roll backward. It’s not actually making it go backward. Sort of like pushing in the clutch on a car.
@@SuperRiderTV Ah ok that makes more sense.
got wicked shin splints training for this. still can't do it.
Actually, front brake doesn't completely replace the object. The immovable object also holds the wheel in place laterally as the contact point is high, making it a lot easier to stay in one place. I'm currently learning to trackstand in the other 3 leading foot / handlebar direction positions than my preferred one and the struggle of using brakes instead of a large object is real.
I am an adult and a petite. I am trying to learn cycling for past 2-3 days. When imbalanced I unintentionally use a mix of the handle and my body to return to balanced position or stop wobbling. But my trainer scolds me a lot for using my body to balance the bike. Oops!
About the rollback, you get driven by the peddal strike backwards? I guess not at my 30 yearold giant
No, the bike is rolling backwards on momentum, but I need to pedal backwards to keep the wheel from moving forward again. Similar to putting a car in neutral
I can't even balance while leaning into an object for 5 seconds what should i do????
Turn your front wheel a little tighter, so your front wheel is almost perpendicular to the object. This should make it a bit easier to get that basic balance in place. Practice makes progress - you got this!
when i push my bodyweight back i end up doing a manual insted of going backwards
Interesting! Are you backpedaling, too? You might also try standing up taller as you backpedal, if your weight is too low, the front wheel could come up like that.
Keep your knees apart move the bike between them
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Consider using a basic, non-upgraded e-bike for this video to enhance credibility, especially for newbie.
Thanks for the feedback!
I think a rider should learn both, balancing by pedal pressure as well as by leaning the bike and moving your body. in chunky terrain or when facing downhill the version you show might not work at all
Where's the Chameleon?
I wanted to show some skills on a full suspension bike (which is the same technique...but it helps to see it done), so the Chameleon is chilling out for a few weeks. It's going to feel SO light when I get back on it!
This 75 year old has no desire to ride down stairways. I have been doing track stands at stop signs for the past half century.
Its not called a rollback, its called riding fakie
I grew up on BMX too, and I've heard it called both (sometimes it's a regional thing). Just trying to keep it simple.
@@SuperRiderTV NO IM RITE UR RONG GET IT THRU UR HEAD BUDDY
The question is why.
Looks useful on traffic
Using 2 fingers on the break while on a MTB? Thats when you know you have trash brakes :P
Can track stand with zero effort until I get bored at this point. But don't think I'll ever learn to fakie. Backing up a few feet is actually easier with a 180/180. Must be some kind of learning disability.
Fakie is challenging for more than a few backpedals...but then again, I'm terrible at driving in reverse, too. Haha
oops i thought this was for bicycles not electric motorcycles ....
It works on any bike - just demonstrating it on a full suspension bike to show a different style than the usual hardtail tutorials we do on this channel.
Not going backwards😂
With those type of pedals, I highly recommend wearing shin guards. They will literally cheese grate your legs. Ask me how I know 🤬
Oof - I learned that lesson when I was starting out, too. There's a reason why the top Trials podcast is called "The Shin Dig"
I've torn like two pair of pants because of my pedals
I swear this is impossible
It is not impossible. I have been learning from Aaron from Super Rider for two years now and have learned so much. One of those things is the trackstand. Now at 72 years old I have learned to trackstand fairly well. When out riding on the road I never put my feet down on the ground while waiting for a red light to change or when stopped by a school bus. It is super cool to do. If I can learn to trackstand at 72 years old I am sure you can as well. Just follow Aaron’s instructions and practice a lot. I find that you have to learn to keep equal pressure on both pegs and shift that pressure ever so slightly to get the back and forth motion that keeps you balanced. If you find yourself hitting your shins on your pedals then you might want to get shin guards.
This skill is tough, but worth the effort, to learn. The best thing is that you can start with that first step of leaning into something and begin getting comfortable before you start working the rest of the elements in. I think you'll be surprised how quickly it comes together.
Learn to ride a unicycle.
That could be fun! I've tried a few times but never seriously gone after it. I may have to add it to the list..
@@SuperRiderTV I learned to ride a unicycle when I was in middle school (I"m 65 now) and then didn't ride one for over 20 years. My wife got me a unicycle for my birthday many years back and even after over 20 years of not riding one I was able to jump right on and ride! Not as good as before mind you, but it is amazing how motor skills like that can stay with us for a long time! I try to ride mine now at least a few times a year if for nothing else to maintain my sense of balance as I get older. Too many old folks have terrible balance, hence the likely reason there are so many falls and broken hips for the elderly. Of course I suppose one can argue that falling of a unicycle for an older person may not be very helpful either 🤣