French Fit,

thanks for the reply I PM you but this great feedback. I for whatever reason think that running requires the legs to do the opposite of what cycling legs do, that is compact as you say. It would seem that in general cycling improves most folks fitness but someone running for as many years as myself the fitness is nothing, cycling is simply different and not really giving me any fitness gains. In any case now my dilemma is I love to cycling an am a very good wrench and wheel builder. I guess I cannot have everything.