I have never analyzed it in the detail covered here before, interesting thread. When riding at a young age, our coaches always told us it takes years to perfect pedaling style and to try and power through the whole circle. The way we practiced this, (and I still do) was to remove one foot from the pedal and pedaling with only one leg, training to eliminate the dead spots, then doing the same alternating to the other leg.
All I know, is that if I start struggling to stay in the pack, or on someone's wheel, I immediately concentrate on fluid pedaling and it often makes the difference between not getting dropped and hanging in there.
I don't quite follow the graph, if one clicks on the graph there are two. But both show almost zero, or no pull on the upstroke and it appears as if one group was just much stronger than the other.
I was also taught that the reason speed is at high candence while climbing is at a much lower cadence, is because with speed one has momentum, aiding in more equal torque distribution and enabling higher efficiency.
All I know, is that if I start struggling to stay in the pack, or on someone's wheel, I immediately concentrate on fluid pedaling and it often makes the difference between not getting dropped and hanging in there.
I don't quite follow the graph, if one clicks on the graph there are two. But both show almost zero, or no pull on the upstroke and it appears as if one group was just much stronger than the other.
I was also taught that the reason speed is at high candence while climbing is at a much lower cadence, is because with speed one has momentum, aiding in more equal torque distribution and enabling higher efficiency.