As the name hints, track stands originated in track cycling in the event known as the match sprint. An event in which riders may try track standing to stall for time or force their competitor to take the lead.
Track standing is a useful skill for any rider and it can be done on any type of bike. Also, not only does this skill look cool, but learning how to do a track stand can also help you improve your overall balance on the bike. In this video, we give you some tips for executing this move. But the biggest and best advice we can provide is: Practice.
Celebrate Bike to Play Week with Bicycling! Between Monday, June 27, and Sunday, July 3, we are encouraging you to break out of your usual routes and make your rides more fun this week. Whether it is a big adventure, or a day of small pleasures. Solo, with family, with friends, a dog, just you and your social media friends ... the possibilities are endless and completely up to you.
Just don’t forget to document your ride, and share it with us using the hashtag #BIBiketoPlay.
Test Editor Dan Chabanov got his start in cycling as a New York City bike messenger but quickly found his way into road and cyclocross racing, competing in professional cyclocross races from 2009 to 2019 and winning a Master’s National Championship title in 2018. Prior to joining Bicycling in 2021, Dan worked as part of the race organization for the Red Hook Crit, as a coach with EnduranceWERX, as well as a freelance writer and photographer.
