> So here's the question to the group:
> How does one actually pedal a bicycle? Is the force primarily on the
>top/downstroke with a little help on the back/up stroke?
>
> Anybody?
Smooth pedalers actually do so in triangles and not circles.
Clipless pedals do help in the bottom part of the triangle since you
can't "pull-out." I think LeMond's, among others, book has some more
detailed information on this.
enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
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