Nose-down saddle tilt improves gross efficiency during seated-uphill cycling.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "European journal of applied physiology"
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04841-y
Abstract: Riding uphill presents a challenge to competitive and recreational cyclists. Based on only limited evidence, some scientists have reported that tilting the saddle nose down improves uphill-cycling efficiency by as much as 6%. PURPOSE here,… read more here.
Keywords: saddle tilt; gross efficiency; recreational cyclists; uphill cycling ... See more keywords
The effect of torsional shoe sole stiffness on knee moment and gross efficiency in cycling
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of Sports Sciences"
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1565650
Abstract: ABSTRACT Altering torsional stiffness of cycling shoe soles may be a novel approach to reducing knee joint moments and overuse injuries during cycling. We set out to determine if the magnitude of three-dimensional knee moments… read more here.
Keywords: gross efficiency; stiffness; shoe; knee ... See more keywords