knock kneed pros

On Jul 27, 1:14 pm, DeF <""d.farrow\"@your finger.murdoch.edu.au">

Quoted message said:

Is it my imagination or are many of the riders in
this year's TdF riding with an exaggerated knock-knee
style? I've been bought up to believe that your
ankle, knee and hip should move in a nearly vertical
plane (in line with the pedals and cranks) to maximize
efficiency are reduce sideways forces on your knees.

The riders seem to through their knees over the top
tube on each pedal stroke.

Examples:
Schleckhttp://tinyurl.com/2h5e5r
Menchovhttp://tinyurl.com/yuuqhu

There are others but I can't find them at the moment....

DeF.

PS Apologies for posting about Le Tour without mentioning
doping - buggar, I just did.

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I've often wondered about that too. I thought either it was
deliberate and they knew something I didn't (not hard) or it was a
function of the equipment (cranks, pedals etc).

So it's not a good idea then? I've tried it a couple of times, but I
have to make a conscious effort to do it because it's not the way my
legs pedal naturally and I found it awkward so I gave up.

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I've often wondered about that too. I thought either it was
deliberate and they knew something I didn't (not hard) or it was a
function of the equipment (cranks, pedals etc).

So it's not a good idea then? I've tried it a couple of times, but I
have to make a conscious effort to do it because it's not the way my
legs pedal naturally and I found it awkward so I gave up.

I don't think mine is that extent, however, I tend to ride with my knees not straight. I think it was just over time, I have developed that way, but I have always felt better power transfer that way, I think the straight leg approach comes in if you are pedalling with a higher cadence, but I always feel stronger when trying to apply power that way, it feels like you can drive the pedals harder, maybe wrong, I dunno... just how I ride. Possibly psychological....

there could always be the case he was completely knackered and form goes out the window 🙂

DeF said:

Is it my imagination or are many of the riders in
this year's TdF riding with an exaggerated knock-knee
style? I've been bought up to believe that your
ankle, knee and hip should move in a nearly vertical
plane (in line with the pedals and cranks) to maximize
efficiency are reduce sideways forces on your knees.

The riders seem to through their knees over the top
tube on each pedal stroke.

Examples:
Schleck http://tinyurl.com/2h5e5r
Menchov http://tinyurl.com/yuuqhu

There are others but I can't find them at the moment....

DeF.

PS Apologies for posting about Le Tour without mentioning
doping - buggar, I just did.

It's considered to be more aero, and therefore faster.