Originally Posted by
ljrichar
The power you must produce in a sprint lasts (briefly). For most of the ride you need to conserve energy and pedal as efficiently as possible. I mean, would you ride for 2 hours out of the saddle?
Correct.
And they're not
intentionally swinging the bike back and forth . . . . it's swinging because with each powerful standing leg-thrust the bike wants to veer to that side. It's the arms & shoulders that must keep the bike from falling over. Then the whole scenario switches to the opposite side of the bike with the opposite leg-thrust.
Yes, it consumes a lot of energy which is why you only stand to sprint when you have to.
They didn't have DVDs in my day, I had to learn this stuff from others.
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