RubeRad

Pretty much, although training yourself to remember to look at it for a second is probably a slight more effective technique than just 'try to remember'.

Probably best of all is to train yourself to only ever put a tool down in the place where it belongs. But still an act of training/discipline

smd4

Your thumbs go on top of the dropouts as your hands squeeze the wheel into the dropouts. The bike doesn’t really move.

RubeRad

All right, good tips, I will try that someday

andrewclaus

Replacing a wheel may be the only task that's more difficult in a stand than on the ground. If you have the balance and leg strength to do so safely, use a thigh to hold the wheel in place while tightening.

Otherwise, I can't imagine working on any bike with indexed shifting without a stand.

bboy314

Spoken like someone who has never had the pleasure of using a Knipex in a bike shop.

smd4

Hardly.

Andrew R Stewart 

This! I use any part of my body to press, support, counter force stuff as needed. When I had my shop and spent time on the sales floor during the season I would come home with a grimy inside of my left shin. I used it to steady the ft wheel of the bike I was holding while the customer would mount up. Many times I've had a grime spot on my forehead after doing some procedure or another.

But I was a soccer goalie so dirt was no stranger to me when growing up. Andy (whose mother would say "go outside and play in the dirt and eat some too". Now I have no allergies and rarely get sick)