Standing is no problem; no knee pain no matter what the gear or slope. But sitting and torquing is the danger.
I just don't feel comfortable with Arch Over Pedal Spindle; it feels artificial. Note that this has nothing to do with No Retention -- I know of one man, not much my junior, who smokes his full susp, 11 sp peers on steep singletrack with a ss 29er and No Retention. It's arch pedaling that feels bad, to me. Foot on pedal slightly aft of ball of foot, with heel dropped, gives extra power and helps my left knee (my right knee is wholly unbothered by seated, high-torque climbing). On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > I climb big mountains in little gears, a fair amount of the time standing. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Sunday, October 6, 2013 4:03:38 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Do you climb in big gears? >> >> I tend to place my at the backs of the slots, but I do use the muscles >> that operate when you pedal with the foot forward of the arch. >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> With midfoot pedaling I have never had a knee twinge. Forefoot pedaling >>> I have. A different way of getting the heel down, same result. >>> >>> >> -- >> *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* >> Certified Resume Writer >> http://resumespecialties.com/**index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> >> patric...@**resumespecialties.com >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**patrickmooreresumespec/<http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/> >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
