aeonderdonk

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Any feedback is appreciated!

10 Wheels

Good luck...

aeonderdonk

I know I'm no racer but want to pick out some areas to work on while on the trainer this winter

sstang13

As your feet come up point them downwards, as they go down they should be flat.

mark1974

are u a guy or girl?

kbro1986

few things.

1) don't lock your arms
2) maybe get a pro fit
3) ride more

LowCel 

Some people point their toes down throughout their stroke. I am one of them.

tanguy frame

haqve you thought about hiring a coach?

wkg

is that your mom doing the camera work?

recursive

1. Keep your head up.
2. Don't tense your shoulders so much.
3. Bend your elbows.
4. The bouncing in your upper body is a symptom of a jerky stroke. Work to smooth that out.

aeonderdonk

To clarify for you haters, 27 male and my wife is filming with my phone. Was a spur of the moment "hey maybe the internet can help" recording, sorry for the low quality and androgyny

aeonderdonk

I definitely notice I'm not a smooth on the upstroke as I am on the down, I guess I'm a masher.

What about seat height/knee angle?

LowCel 

Have you been doing any one leg drills or high cadence drills? They can really help you smooth out your spin.

10 Wheels

It would help if you would slow down as in this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80379...eature=related

recursive

It's a little blurry in the video, but I'd guess your saddle is maybe a little low.

deacon mark

My thought too, the saddle looks a little low. Raise it up a bit an give it an spin.

Andy_K 

I think this is your main problem. I love the optimism though.

nhluhr

With your toes pointed down throughout the stroke like that, it will make your saddle seem lower. Try flattening your foot near the bottom of the pedal stroke and you'll get a little more leg extension without raising your seat. Also, try to get a shot from head-on so we can see your knee tracking.

LowCel 

Some people pedal with their toe down, some pedal with a level foot. I assure you, it is much easier to raise the saddle a little than to try to change the way you pedal when it comes to toe down.

nhluhr

yeah, you already mentioned your toe-down pedaling.

There's a reason I mentioned knee tracking. When you keep your toes pointed down, you are actually flexing the ankle throughout the pedal stroke. Since the ankle's two joints are not perfectly square to the body's major axes, this causes torsion in the leg. Since the foot's camber is fixed at the pedal, this force shows up as a lateral wobble at the knee. It's more stressful on hip and knee joints and less efficient.

LowCel 

Please show proof to it being less efficient. Quite a few very successful riders (including some Lance guy) pedal toe down.

nhluhr

Proof? Draw a freaking vector diagram starting at the hip and work your way down.

404, bottom of pedal stroke not found. His left leg is already beginning an upstroke and his right leg is exactly where it should be. Notice the constant 90 angle in the ankle joint.

LowCel 

Search other pictures of him, you will find that he pedals toe down. Only time I find him with a flat foot is during turns.

max5480

lance is badass.
end of conversation.

nhluhr

this took exactly 2 seconds to find:



his down foot is flattened. This differs from the OP's video where his feet stay at an almost constant angle to the ground.