Regarding John's great description of trackstands, I agree that it is a neat feeling to stand still at a traffic light until it is green and then sprinting off. I do however differ from John in that I prefer to turn the front wheel inwards (like John said, to the center of the road) and then place the outside pedal forward (John mentioned that he preferred the inside pedal forward).
Perhaps John would be willing to take on all comers in a track stand challenge at le cirque? Who can hold a trackstand longest? What do you say John?
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ