Originally Posted by
jtgotsjets
Saying you know what's going on with your legs better than an instrument designed specifically to tell you what's going on with your legs is just as useful as saying you know you were riding your bike at least 88mph on your last ride because you can just feel what your legs are doing, man.
I have to say that Carbonboy's observations are probably better than the test data for the specific things he is observing since they are not what the tests were focusing on. Folks seem to want to make the assumption that no one ever pulls up on the pedals because the test didn't observe it. Further they are implying that it proves that a retention system does not promote increased efficiency.
I think those are poor assumptions for the following reasons:
- The test does not attempt to judge the value of clipless
- The test in no way tries to compare clipless with no retention
- The test in no way analyzes anything other than a normal spin, so using a different technique to get over the top of a hill or manage an especially steep climb are outside the realm of the test