Originally Posted by
TallRider
But a trackstand is different physics of balance than riding a bike forward. HillRider's point is that track-standing is a different skill than than maintaining balance while moving forward at 4mph. So just because you can track stand doesn't mean that you can comfortably pedal forward at 2mph, does it?
No it doesn't. And you want a low enough gear to have a decent cadence if you need to go that slow a lot, say towing heavy trailers or just a heavy loaded tourer, for instance. It's much more difficult for me @ low rpm.
Same with riding no-handed. I like to have a nice cadence for it. It took me forever to learn how to go no-handed for a long distance.