Efficiency Of Pedal Stroke

[Willehond]

WH: I thought your new bike pedaled 87% for you and you just have to do the last 13%??

 

Shhhh, quiet about that! ...and it's 88%!

 

Nothing actually makes you go any faster, some things are just better at telling you how crap you are.

[AuctionLamb]

 

If you want to improve pedal efficiency get onto a indoor/turbo trainer with mild resistance.

 

Couple of days on that you will pedal the smoothest circles you can imagine!!

 

Agree! I think a turbo trainer exposes/accentuates dead spots in your pedal stroke more than riding on the road does. Because the IDT puts a lot of resistance on the back wheel' date=' it stops very quickly when you don't pedal. I think that this forces you to work harder through the dead spots in your pedal stroke, just to keep a constant speed.

 

I suffer like a dog on the IDT at the begining of winter, and go much better at the end of winter.

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Yip same here after winter....those hills also feel a bit less steep!!

 

Willehond...here is your answer you were looking from Christie...he took the words out of my mouth.

 

[sias]

Get yourself a set of these!

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=4331

[GTfan]

The more I read thread the more it becomes clear to me, just hope I can keep a steady rythmn on Sunday

[LEMOND]

Nice article - if I may add : When using a turbo trainer its a good to unclip one foot and ride one legged for a minute then alternate do this a few times , makes one concentrate in getting that 6oclock and upward pull right.