Porkyboy said:This is how I pedal, any suggestions for improvement? Apart from harder that is!
Or cue Swampykmavm said:Your body and mind, together will find a pattern of firing muscles that is correct for your physiology. Nobody, ever, has demonstrated an ability to intervene with pedalling mechanics and make a cyclist better. So, all kidding aside, focus on pedalling harder, more frequently, or both, if you want to get stronger.
(Cue Frank Day. Sigh.)
I didn't see anything obvious but then again, I kind of feel that people make a big deal out of the pedal stroke. If you really want some better feedback, zoom your camera out to show your entire body - I would be more concerned about having a good position on the bike rather than the minutiae of your pedal stroke. So I would want to see knees in relation to pedals, leg action, hip angles, arm angles, etc.Porkyboy said:
Are you, by chance, 180cm-or-taller OR is that just an illusion because of the abbreviated field of view?Porkyboy said:This is how I pedal, any suggestions for improvement? Apart from harder that is!
tonyzackery said:If you wish to continue exploring with your pedal stroke, I suggest you invest in some rollers. I swear by them for active recovery sessions in addition to improving pedaling mechanics.
Thanks for the info, I think I'll be doing another one along those lines in due course.Steve_B said:I didn't see anything obvious but then again, I kind of feel that people make a big deal out of the pedal stroke. If you really want some better feedback, zoom your camera out to show your entire body - I would be more concerned about having a good position on the bike rather than the minutiae of your pedal stroke. So I would want to see knees in relation to pedals, leg action, hip angles, arm angles, etc.
Yes, cycling has a high priority, I do tend to fling myself into things and I like the friendships, the gear, the exercise, the outdoors (sometimes!), the excitement, the speed, the competition, it just pushes all the buttons for me, well, almost all I'm VERY fortunate to have a very understanding and supportive wife which makes all the difference.bigwillie013 said:Hi Quentin,you sure prioritize your cycling, don't you!
Having said that I'd like to quote from a book I'm currently reading by Ed Burke "High Tech Cycling". In there the pedaling effectiveness and physiological implications are discussed in length and as a summary I'd say: don't take to much care about pedaling. Make it natural for you. No spinning like Lance no grinding like (whoever) with only 50 rpm except you're truly exceptional from the pedaling side. Any other than that: the gains are marginal if at all measurable.
But, keep your sharing up. I did enjoy some of your youtube vid's. Awesome. It's far easier to watch someone suffer than doing it myself.
Cheers,
bigwillie013
You are correct, 184cm. I'll look into the crank length issue and maybe try some longer ones, on loan Probably stuck with the frame at the moment but I have a plan to change things.alfeng said:Are you, by chance, 180cm-or-taller OR is that just an illusion because of the abbreviated field of view?
FWIW. If so, then I think that you might want to think about 175mm cranks ... and, possibly a larger frame!?!
That is, where the seat stays intersect the frame in the abbreviated view suggests a frame that isn't very large ...
I assume you are referring to free motion rollers.wiredued said:using FMRs.
Steve_B said:I assume you are referring to free motion rollers.
I got a set of E-motion rollers recently and I have been doing 80% of my riding on them lately due to my schedule. I got out for a long ride on Saturday and I noticed that I feel a little different on the road now - a bit more stable and more aggressive cornering, for some reason. (I don't know what rollers and cornering have to do with each other though.) I was never an unstable, unsteady rider but this has made me even better. I haven't noticed any difference in my pedaling technique though.
(That's not me in the video. I don't have that much experience on rollers so I'm nowhere near that good. )
I also have to say that now that I have these rollers, I don't dread riding indoors as much as I used to.
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