Originally Posted by
sixfive
excellent post Ken, very helpful. I'll be trying these techniques next time I ride. the "square circle" actually makes a lot of sense.
Like most of his posts there is some good advice but it's all based on a foundation of misunderstanding and bull****.
We don't want to apply the same force throughout the pedal stroke. THe pushing muscles are much larger then the pulling ones so we will tire the pulling ones out and not be able to ever put out maximum power if we try to do that.
Most of us can still benefit from focusing on putting more force on the pedal outside of it's ideal orientation but constant force should never be a real goal.