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In a recent indoor cycling master class, I was told that a UCLA study for the US Olympic Team found
that consciously pulling up on the pedals was inefficient. There was more interference with the
opposite leg's downstroke than contribution to the pedaling motion overall.
On a brief downtown ride yesterday featuring many stops and starts, I found myself pulling up
forcefully while starting and accelerating strongly. I don't feel the need to pull up while
cruising. Having logged 10K's of miles in my life, I'd be surprised to learn that I ride
inefficiently.
Is this counter-productive effect of pulling up only apparent during cruising or steady-state
riding? Is there a specific Ed Burke book that examines this, or a link to this particular study?
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Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "Let me tell you what else I'm worried about. I'm
worried about an opponent who uses nation building and the military in the same sentence. See, our
view of the military is for the military to be properly prepared to fight and win war and therefore,
prevent war from happening in the first place." George Bush, Nov. 6, 2000
that consciously pulling up on the pedals was inefficient. There was more interference with the
opposite leg's downstroke than contribution to the pedaling motion overall.
On a brief downtown ride yesterday featuring many stops and starts, I found myself pulling up
forcefully while starting and accelerating strongly. I don't feel the need to pull up while
cruising. Having logged 10K's of miles in my life, I'd be surprised to learn that I ride
inefficiently.
Is this counter-productive effect of pulling up only apparent during cruising or steady-state
riding? Is there a specific Ed Burke book that examines this, or a link to this particular study?
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Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "Let me tell you what else I'm worried about. I'm
worried about an opponent who uses nation building and the military in the same sentence. See, our
view of the military is for the military to be properly prepared to fight and win war and therefore,
prevent war from happening in the first place." George Bush, Nov. 6, 2000