just to add to the efficiency bit, efficiency is about 18 to 25 % in trained and elite cyclists and about 16 to 22% in untrained individuals.
because, the legs are constrained on the pedals, very little difference can be acheieved by the way that a person pedals (unlike e.g. running, where if you're anything like me your legs wobble all over the place), so little difference between trained and untrained riders.
ric
because, the legs are constrained on the pedals, very little difference can be acheieved by the way that a person pedals (unlike e.g. running, where if you're anything like me your legs wobble all over the place), so little difference between trained and untrained riders.
ric