What is your Chocolate Foot? AKA how to do a track stand

I had been told that trackstands were easier to do on a fixed gear, but then several months into riding a fixie I still wasn't doing trackstands, so I decided to read up on the topic and learn how.

Here's a great article on how to do a track stand, and it introduces the notion of The Chocolate Foot, which is such a great idea, that even if you never learn how to do a trackstand, you can think about your chocolate foot and get just as much satisfaction.

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Permalink Reply by yellow jello on September 29, 2008 at 4:19am
that is the same page i learned from. i have not mastered track standing on a flat surface, but fortunately, most roads are crowned, and my chocolate foot is my left, so i am usually able to track stand at intersections with no problem.

i have never tried a track stand on a fixed gear bike before, do you now find that it is indeed easier?
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 29, 2008 at 4:22am
I've helped people find that foot in snowboarding, too. Get behind them and shove them forward...whatever foot goes first is usually their dominant foot. There *are* exceptions; I'm reverse foot...so I snowboard/tarck stand with my dominant foot in back.
Permalink Reply by Chucko on September 29, 2008 at 4:27am
Interesting...I trackstand with either foot forward, but I'm more comfortable with my right foot forward and the front wheel turned towards the right. But on bikes that coast, I generally have my left foot forward if I stop pedaling.

Guess I'm wacked.
Permalink Reply by Leah on September 29, 2008 at 8:08am
I'm also wacked, goofy, etc. I'm a righty and I clip out with my left foot and waterski with my right foot back on the slalom ski. I was told it's sign of superior intelligence and being gifted overall. Ok my mom told me that.
Permalink Reply by vxla on September 29, 2008 at 8:15am
Leah said:
I'm also wacked, goofy, etc. I'm a righty and I clip out with my left foot and waterski with my right foot back on the slalom ski. I was told it's sign of superior intelligence and being gifted overall. Ok my mom told me that.

Well goofy foot is your right foot forward....at least in the snowboard world. That's not to say your superior intelligence isn't wacky or anything.. :-)
Permalink Reply by Ryan on September 29, 2008 at 9:59am
That's an excellent article, and it's responsible for 50% of my track-standing ability. This one is responsible for the other 50%.

So, can you do trackstands yet?
Permalink Reply by yellow jello on September 29, 2008 at 10:47am
"You can also practice your trackstand by meditation and visualization. Put yourself into it while sitting on a couch, lying in bed, or even while walking down the street."

I'm gonna try that tonight.

Ryan said:
That's an excellent article, and it's responsible for 50% of my track-standing ability. This one is responsible for the other 50%.

So, can you do trackstands yet?
Permalink Reply by Leah on October 1, 2008 at 3:03pm
Ok, so I was looking around and found this video. If this 10-year old kid can do it, I'm pretty sure I can too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2_HyxKD20&feature=related
Permalink Reply by vxla on October 1, 2008 at 5:31pm
Leah said:
Ok, so I was looking around and found this video. If this 10-year old kid can do it, I'm pretty sure I can too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2_HyxKD20&feature=related

Bring your fixed gear tomorrow night and I'll teach you how.
Permalink Reply by Leah on October 2, 2008 at 8:59am
woo hoo! wonder if mike will let us do this in the bar...
Permalink Reply by vxla on October 2, 2008 at 6:31pm
Hm, we didn't do this. Whoops.

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