Originally Posted by
TripleAce
Yea your probably right, I haven't got accustomed to using the full pedal stroke yet. Sometimes I tell me myself to pedal properly but I find after 2 minutes I feel as if I'm using more of my energy as oppose to simply pressing down. I must be doing something wrong.....or it could be that my achilles tendon is slightly underdeveloped so i have a low range of movement with my ankle.
You probably are using more energy. I would say you'll be fine if you just keep riding. Smoother form develops naturally with time.