Has anyone else who is watching the Tour noticed this?......

[Smokey]

it looks to me as though some of the riders are running less leg extension than they have in the
past. they have quite a bit of bend in their legs at the bottom of the pedal stroke, probably at
least 30-35 degrees (rough estimate, i admit). is this because they are spinning more rpms? i have
seen the greg lemond recommendation of multiplying your true inseam length (in riding shorts and
socks) X .883, but he also recommends running your seat a bit lower if you use clipless pedals. just
curious...... smokey

 

[James Messick]

I noticed. I wondered about it too.

 

[Just Zis Guy]

On 20 Jul 2003 09:55:00 -0700, [email protected] (smokey) wrote:

>it looks to me as though some of the riders are running less leg extension than they have in
>the past.

Is that true on the TT and sprint stages, though, or only on the mountina stages where they'll be
out of the saddle quite a bit of the time?

Guy
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