The anticipation is killing me!

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Mar 20, 2019
10:44:49am

bricej13 3rd String

The anticipation is killing me!

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bricej13

Previous username: straw man
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Joined: Mar 24, 2011
Last login: May 19, 2024
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Just got clipless cycling shoes. Should I be pulling up at all during my stroke?

bricej13

3/20/19 10:31am

Yeah

Croweater

3/20/19 10:34am

Should you pull up during your stroke? Always.

Vincent's Picks

3/20/19 10:34am

Focus on spinning the crank, not pushing and pulling.

Byron McNertney

3/20/19 10:36am

What am I reading?

Belboz

3/20/19 10:53am

i like to focus on the pull up, not the push down

BlueFrog

3/20/19 10:36am

Definitely, it's awkward at first, but pays big dividends on long rides.

neboutefan

3/20/19 10:37am

Yeah the times I've tried it it feels like I can't make as much power as just

bricej13

3/20/19 10:42am

I try and apply force at every part of the stroke.

Joe Banks

3/20/19 10:37am

read this:

WhirleyPop

3/20/19 10:40am

This says the opposite of what everyone else is saying

bricej13

3/20/19 10:46am

Yep - they are wrong.

WhirleyPop

3/20/19 10:49am

I would argue the physics of that claim

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:01am

I thinbk you are overclaiming this.

Creekster

3/20/19 11:52am

here's a good video

LEHI cougar

3/20/19 10:40am

The anticipation is killing me!

bricej13

3/20/19 10:44am

What a tease!

Croweater

3/20/19 10:46am

Not really.

Mtbcoug

3/20/19 10:44am

FWIW, my best times on short hill sprints are entirely standing and pulling

Joe Banks

3/20/19 10:52am

No need to pull up. But from the 3 o'clock position to the 7-8 o'clock position

Fallball

3/20/19 10:53am

I'd suggest forgetting about your pedal stroke entirely and do what

delux_247

3/20/19 10:53am

It’s part of the cycle

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:00am

Let’s clarify: by clipless do you mean you clip in or

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:06am

I clip in

bricej13

3/20/19 11:16am

I wouldn’t call that clip-less then

byuguns55

3/20/19 11:18am

Weird since that's what they're called.

Byron McNertney

3/20/19 11:25am

Yeah, it doesn't make any sense

bricej13

3/20/19 11:32am

It is because the old straps they used to use were called clips. So now the

Fallball

3/20/19 11:33am

I always try to pedal round and not square

Creekster

3/20/19 11:10am

For a good time, try reading this thread without knowing what the OP was about.

Bluedarts

3/20/19 11:15am

When I got mine

I'mBatman

3/20/19 2:21pm

🙉🙉🙉

bricej13

3/20/19 4:51pm

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