Ratcheting up and sitting down: progress on my track stands

Two posts from my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed in the past week:

March 17:

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I've been practicing track stands on steeper inclines this past week. And yesterday I started adding aggressive ratcheting to the mix. Once I learn to hop better, I can see how combining ratcheting with hopping will be helpful on some trail obstacles… even on my new @advocatecycles fat bike: The Watchman.

A post shared by Griff Wigley (@mountainbikegeezer) on Mar 16, 2016 at 10:28pm PDT

March 23:

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My new @advocatecycles Watchman fat bike comes with a Control Moment Gyroscope (Google it) that keeps you balanced on the trail when you come to stop, as long as you're sitting on the saddle. No need to put your feet down. Very cool. Here's a video of me testing it out yesterday. It takes a little getting used to so yes, I was a little wiggly. I appreciate @ryankleech for telling me about this.

A post shared by Griff Wigley (@mountainbikegeezer) on Mar 23, 2016 at 11:42am PDT