Originally Posted by
Dheorl
All this is talking about fatigue though, not efficieny. If can use slightly different muscle groups by shifting my foot slightly, effectively having the same result.
if switching muscle groups is the difference between finishing the ride in the lead group or getting dropped because of fatigue, then yes, you used your muscles more efficiently. moving your foot around lets you use the muscles in slightly different ways. pulling up lets you target an entire different muscle. big difference.