foot position on the bike
kirkby
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Hi,
I'm new to bike riding and I'm doing my first tri in August. I tend to ride with my toes down although on hills my foot is flat. Will this make it harder to run. I'm using MTB spd's on my road bike will this also make any difference.
Thanks
I'm new to bike riding and I'm doing my first tri in August. I tend to ride with my toes down although on hills my foot is flat. Will this make it harder to run. I'm using MTB spd's on my road bike will this also make any difference.
Thanks
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With you foot extended to its fullest extent, just a little before 6 o'clock, crank in line with the seat tube then your foot should be parrallel to the ground. I found this which may be useful:
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And of course it is a process of constant fine adjustment until things feel right.
Some people (like me) just to buck this "rule" prefer to be toe down:
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Basically if you start from there and just see what works best for you.
Hope it helps.
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wtf is he on about... defo piss take
on dragsters they have one wheel much bigger than the other and they seem to go way loads faster than other cars. should i get a much bigger wheel for the back of my bike for ironman races? if it helps i have a saracen mtb, but i can get up to 11-12mph when the pavements are clear, and i am hoping to do kona in october.