I have always used the method of putting my heel on the pedal at 6 o'clock and adjusting the saddle height so that my leg is straight. This will provide some bend to the knees since you are pedaling with the ball of your foot.
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 9:29 PM, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I rode my club's century today and as I was toiling up a hill, a young > triathlete sort on a plastic thing (the tubes were not even round!) > came by me and he said "Sir, you might want to raise your seat a bit > so you'll get more leverage." Unsolicited advice is so cool. My > immediate thought was to tell him that I had been riding bikes since > before he was born, but I've been trying to keep my mouth out of gear > so I didn't say anything. But then I started thinking that back in > the day, the rule of thumb, at least as it was passed down to me, was > that when the pedal is in the 6 o'clock position, the knee should be > very slightly bent. I've been doing that with every bike I've set up > for lo these many years. Was that wrong? Has there been any progress > in thinking on this subject? > GeorgeS > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
