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Bluedarts
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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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