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On longer straight sections in descents, one can also very narrowly grip the bars near the stem. This lets you tuck your arms in front of your torso. Pedaling w
by cultus 6y ago
On longer straight sections in descents, one can also very narrowly grip the bars near the stem. This lets you tuck your arms in front of your torso. Pedaling when you're doing ~70 kph or more can be counterproductive too. It's a lot of work for almost no speed, and it makes you less aerodynamic.
- loeg 6y agoA narrow grip results in less torque if you need to control steering. It's true that will be faster, until and unless you lose control. Then it is extremely dangerous. It also positions your hands away from the brake levers (on road bikes).
- cultus 6y ago"Mostly straight" is the operative phrase.
- wiredfool 6y agoIt’s no worse than the Froome position, which is about as bad as you can get for braking. You don’t want or need to be applying a lot of force to the handlebars at speed, so it’s not a big deal that you don’t need to have a lot of torque on the handlebars. At high speeds, you really want to be controlling the bike by shifting your weight slightly. As for the tight in position, It’s actually pretty easy to move your hands from the beside the stem position out to the brakes as long as you’re paying some attention to the road ahead.
- loeg 6y agoI agree the Froome position is awful.
- jacquesm 6y agoAnd much harder to make very precise adjustments.