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Peewiglet
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On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:39:00 +0000 (UTC), Tim Woodall
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Sore knees is often a sign of saddle too low or cadence too low. If you
>are going for clipless pedals you may find you need to raise your saddle
>a little more. (expecially if you go for Look pedals)
Many thanks - I'll try that. I've been wondering whether it's too low.
When I first put my feet in the clips they feel ok, but as the ride
progresses I get an urge to pull my feet out a bit so that I'm pushing
down on the pedal with the ball of my foot, and in that position it
feels as though my legs are a bit too bent. Does that make any sense
at all? I'm not sure wehther it's just me.
>
>Cadence you just have to work at - It (can) feel uncomfortable to spin the
>pedals. But try riding just one gear lower than you really want to be in
>and work from that. People will naturally use a cadence of about 60
>because that is the most efficient[1] but you want to be doing something
>above 80.
80 revolutions per minute? Wow.... I really need to change gear!
Many thanks for the tips
Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Sore knees is often a sign of saddle too low or cadence too low. If you
>are going for clipless pedals you may find you need to raise your saddle
>a little more. (expecially if you go for Look pedals)
Many thanks - I'll try that. I've been wondering whether it's too low.
When I first put my feet in the clips they feel ok, but as the ride
progresses I get an urge to pull my feet out a bit so that I'm pushing
down on the pedal with the ball of my foot, and in that position it
feels as though my legs are a bit too bent. Does that make any sense
at all? I'm not sure wehther it's just me.
>
>Cadence you just have to work at - It (can) feel uncomfortable to spin the
>pedals. But try riding just one gear lower than you really want to be in
>and work from that. People will naturally use a cadence of about 60
>because that is the most efficient[1] but you want to be doing something
>above 80.
80 revolutions per minute? Wow.... I really need to change gear!
Many thanks for the tips
Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk