Road Cycling - Pedaling Circles

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RunYun
02-07-04, 05:27 PM
Well I've gone from 172.5 mm crank arms on my old bike to 175 mm on the new one. When I rode last night without the loud radio I realized my pedaling technique sucked. You could hear how uneven my pedaling was. It drove me crazy so I took the new bike off the trainer and rode the old one today. Stroke was good and I could not hear the loud down strokes like on the new one. I'm still getting used to the new one, but am curious how others have dealt with this transition. I know you can pedal with one leg to train yourself, but what really works and how long did it take you to get back your even pedal stroke?

pinky
02-07-04, 05:33 PM
fixed gear...hehe. I'm a fan of one-leg drills, beyond that simply foucs on the feel it will come back gradually.
Smoothie104
02-07-04, 05:56 PM
Rollers........

lotek
02-07-04, 07:54 PM
yep, rollers will smooth out your spin more than
1 leg drills etc. when you're really good try one leg
drills on rollers.

Marty
Rev.Chuck
02-07-04, 09:28 PM
If you don't have the rollers, go one gear lower and think about the circles. You are not mashing but trying to circle your foot. Staying on the flats helps as well.
lowracer1
02-07-04, 10:36 PM
Well I've gone from 172.5 mm crank arms on my old bike to 175 mm on the new one. When I rode last night without the loud radio I realized my pedaling technique sucked. You could hear how uneven my pedaling was. It drove me crazy so I took the new bike off the trainer and rode the old one today. Stroke was good and I could not hear the loud down strokes like on the new one. I'm still getting used to the new one, but am curious how others have dealt with this transition. I know you can pedal with one leg to train yourself, but what really works and how long did it take you to get back your even pedal stroke?


I'm a masher by nature. I cheated and bought a rotor crank. Now my pedaling is smooth and the power output is very controlled and even. Not to mention, taking 13 seconds off my best 10k TT course.