I can do a trackstand!

I can do a trackstand!


I have always been a great admirer of those who could stop at a stoplight
on a bicycle and not put a foot on the ground. That "suspended in space"
look. I've spent years watching bicycle messengers, bike racers and the
normal guys at the bike shop where I've worked master this cool technique.
Martine can even do a trackstand with no hands!

Well, this gal can finally do one! Here's my secret. Watch the weather
channel and find out that the wind is blowing from the South (Or
North...or East...or West) and look for the days when it's gusting at 300
MPH (or at least 30 MPH), which around here is everyday, in case you're
wondering. Hop on bicycle and start pedaling into the wind. I kid you
not, I was at a complete stand-still today and I held it for over a
minute! I was so impressed with myself that I was able to continue on for
about 20 miles or so into the million mile per hour headwind...just so I
could go nowhere for minute-at-a-time intervals.

There are all kinds of ways to entertain yourself out here on the prairie.
Perhaps that wind isn't such a bad thing.