Originally Posted by
njlonghorn
Let me get this straight -- pushing down on the pedal is useful effort, but pulling up, pushing forward and pulling back on the pedal are wasted effort? How did you come up with that? Using the same logic, you could argue that pushing down is wasted effort, and we should all just give up riding.
Effort is "wasted" if it isn't translating into the action you desire. Here, pulling up, etc. are translating directly into rotation of the rear wheel, which is pretty much what I look for. You?
Somebody that does not ride did a study on those that do ride.
This thread reminds me of a line from "Ghostbusters"...after Venkman gets them booted out of the college and Akroyd says to Murray, "I've worked in the private sector. They expect results."