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by schoen 3361 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_stand

A common skill for expert cyclists, but maybe not a good idea to rely on if you're going to fall 4 meters or more to the ground if you lose control of the track stand.

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Not to mention it'd be a lot tougher from that high up in the first place. I can do that on a mountain bike pretty easily for a minute or so, but at broken-bone height? No way.
Why do you say it'd be tougher from that high up? I suspect it'd be easier. Inverse pendulums are more stable the longer they are.