Originally Posted by
sprince
Old wives tail. Truth is that half squats are bad for your knees. It is 90 degrees that produces the highest loads on the knees, then add changing directions at that angle and you have doubled or tripled the load. That angle is a dead spot during cycling so it's not an issue, and also why half squats are nothing like cycling.
Only a dead spot if you don't pedal circles. I push hard at the top. Hard to do really steep stuff seated unless one pedals circles.
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