World as practice.

I was stopped at a traffic light with this freestyle bicyclist.
After watching him bust mad air off of the curbs,
I readied my camera at the next stop light,
resulting in the following series:

Red light.
Stalling the bike by applying the hand brakes:

Torquing the handlebars while applying pressure to the pedals.
Wheelie!

A perfect landing.
Passerby unfazed.
Cell phone calls continue.
Birds sing to the setting sun.