Originally Posted by
speedlever
This is timely for me too. Regarding the pedal stroke at the 6 o'clock position, is there any advantage to pointing the toes down and powering through the bottom vs keeping the foot flat and "scraping mud off?"
Cycling guru Sheldon Brown counsels against deliberately
"ankling" where you flex your foot up and down with each stroke. If your foot likes to do it, that's fine according to another expert,
Jobst Brandt, but if you are forcing it, stop before you injure yourself.