Originally Posted by
electrik
Thanks for the studies, i will take some time to read them later...
Perhaps you don't pull-up but a few people do... umd just wrote this:
"you really can pull back and up through the pedalstroke which is very beneficial during sustained climb at threshold effort. "
Again i do think clipless can enable more efficient pedaling, just not 20% or whatever some previous posters claimed.. I would say it is on the order of 3-5% perhaps, depending on your skill
When it comes down to the final 600 meters, I'm about to pull my thigh out of my knee-cap. Just to clarify. As for the hills, I'll refrain from commenting due to my geographic location.