Originally Posted by
coasting
i have a question.
what is the angle of your foot at the bottom of your pedal stroke. i rode with my rode nazi friends a few weeks ago and they got me to lower my seat so i could get a bit of ankle down action and it really helped. i had felt my seat was a teeny bit high but not enough to cause hip rocking. the lowering was tiny, but the ankle down really added a noticeable amount of power on the climb. it works for me but i wonder if this is what most people do.
My climbing pedal stroke is different than my flat land pedal stroke. I do have a relatively flat angle to my foot on both pedal strokes but while climbing in the seated position I actually drop my heel after coming over the top. FWIW I've seen some pretty fast guys (Ex for one) who use a more toe down pedal stroke to pretty good effect.