Originally Posted by EventServices
Ankling is a more exaggerated motion than what I described, really.
If you're holding your foot in the same position all the way through the stroke, you're probably wasting/losing some energy.
Oh No! The Horror, The Horror!
My take on this
waste/loss: BFD; what ever works for each individual cyclist is the best and preferred technique.
For more info on this pedaling
technique by whatever name it is called:
http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_an-z.html#ankling
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/ankling.html