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You can pull up and push down. Also if you get a pro fitting then the position of your foot will be optimised to get the max power through the pedal. Anecdota
by louthy 5y ago
You can pull up and push down. Also if you get a pro fitting then the position of your foot will be optimised to get the max power through the pedal.
Anecdotally they’re faster.
- soperj 5y agoFoot placing definitely, I love clipped in shoes for that. You don't pull though. I can ride equally as fast on flats, as I can clipped in. I've gone on 80km bike rides with people who are clipped in while I'm using flats, and it's the same. Clipped in is more comfortable, in my experience, it's not faster.
- louthy 5y agoI’ve done many 100 mile+ sportives and have done both pushing down and pulling up.
- soperj 5y agoYou've done it just pulling up?
- louthy 5y agoBoth, pushing-and-pulling for rapid acceleration; as well as just pulling, often going up a hill to give the pushing muscles a rest. Pushing and pulling at the same time takes a bit of time to get used to, but it can become quite natural after a while.