Originally Posted by
leob1
Take a spin class, is easier and safer to concentrate on your pedaling style than when riding on the road.
I have found that pedaling circles isn't all it's cracked up to be. Try this; at the bottom of the stroke, act like your trying to scrape something off the bottom of your shoe, then drive your knee upwards into the handle bar. I have found that give more power, and one you get the muscle memory, more natural than trying to get your feet to move in a circle. I'ts more noticable when climbing.
Yes. In my book (but obviously not others') it is the traditional form of ankling... the version that has British cycling origins.
If you really want to cultivate it, pedal one-legged for 20 or so revolutions (take the other foot off the pedal entirely), then pedal the other leg for 20 or so revolutions. It has to be done on a flat road or path. It really tells you in an instant whether the effort you are applying to the pedals is in fact circular or has a flat spot.
As your strength and technique improve, up the ante with pedal strokes by 5 each set.