Re: [CR]Ankling? Re: Pacing with your toes down & radios

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To: Doug Van Cleve <dvancleve@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Ankling? Re: Pacing with your toes down & radios
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:58:46 +0000


Being recently (past 2 years) returned to cycling, I'm obviously ignorant. Why is ankling not thought to be good any more? I always thought it was an approach to efficient pedalling where the upstroke does not fight the downstroke, ideally a means to facilitate pedalling smooth circles.

Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI


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> Yes, for for the last 20 years or so ;^)

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\r?\n> Doug Van Cleve

\r?\n> Chandler, AZ

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\r?\n> On 8/17/05, Ken Freeeman wrote:

\r?\n> > I must have missed a memo: ankling is now bad?

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\r?\n> > Ken Freeman

\r?\n> > Ann Arbor, MI

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\r?\n> > -----Original Message-----

\r?\n> > From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org

\r?\n> > [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of dgdyer@cox.n

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\r?\n> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:44 AM

\r?\n> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

\r?\n> > Subject: [CR]Re: Pacing with your toes down & radios

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\r?\n> > Looks like he's ankling -- like many of us learned in the 50's and 60's -

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\r?\n> > extending the foot on the downstroke and lifting on the back side.

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\r?\n> > And, yes, I still have some trouble unlearning it.

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\r?\n> > Dion Dyer

\r?\n> > San Diego