Studying specs and photos the HP Velotechnik SMGTe I plan on getting, I notice that the legs never seem to straighten "properly," which I understand -- on a DF, anyway, which is where I'm coming from (has there EVER been someone in the whole history of wheels who STARTED cycling with a BENT???) -- is extending the legs just before locking the knees...?
'Cause you get more power that way, right? Like throwing a punch, I imagine -- you want to "follow through" and not "hold back"...and it's bad of the knees, even, to apply force but not extend the legs so that the force "goes somewhere" THROUGH instead of being "trapped" IN the knees....
Studying specs and photos the HP Velotechnik SMGTe I plan on getting, I notice that the legs never seem to straighten "properly," which I understand -- on a DF, anyway, which is where I'm coming from (has there EVER been someone in the whole history of wheels who STARTED cycling with a BENT???) -- is extending the legs just before locking the knees...?
'Cause you get more power that way, right? Like throwing a punch, I imagine -- you want to "follow through" and not "hold back"...and it's bad of the knees, even, to apply force but not extend the legs so that the force "goes somewhere" THROUGH instead of being "trapped" IN the knees....
Huh? The SMGTe has an adjustable-length boom, just like nearly every other short-wheelbase recumbent ever made. This allows for the "correct" leg extension- "correct" being defined by what gives the greatest power without damage to the knees. Recumbent seat adjustment is as personal as upright adjustment, if not more so since your leg extension is confined by the seat back.
Studying specs and photos the HP Velotechnik SMGTe I plan on getting
Have you ridden any 'bents yet? If not, did you listen to those posts I wrote saying it's Really Really important to ride things rather than decide from paper specifications?
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notice that the legs never seem to straighten "properly," which I understand -- on a DF, anyway, which is where I'm coming from (has there EVER been someone in the whole history of wheels who STARTED cycling with a BENT???) -- is extending the legs just before locking the knees...?
What your legs do will depend on the distance to the cranks from your hips. This is adjustable on the GTe, so set it where it suits, possibly substituting alternative cranks.
Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
On 19 Jan 2006 21:03:10 -0800, "NYC XYZ" <[email hidden]>
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Studying specs and photos the HP Velotechnik SMGTe I plan on getting, I notice that the legs never seem to straighten "properly," which I understand -- on a DF, anyway, which is where I'm coming from (has there EVER been someone in the whole history of wheels who STARTED cycling with a BENT???) -- is extending the legs just before locking the knees...?
'Cause you get more power that way, right? Like throwing a punch, I imagine -- you want to "follow through" and not "hold back"...and it's bad of the knees, even, to apply force but not extend the legs so that the force "goes somewhere" THROUGH instead of being "trapped" IN the knees....
Nice troll.
JT
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Didn't know you could adjust the length...good deal!
Jeff Wills said:
Huh? The SMGTe has an adjustable-length boom, just like nearly every other short-wheelbase recumbent ever made. This allows for the "correct" leg extension- "correct" being defined by what gives the greatest power without damage to the knees. Recumbent seat adjustment is as personal as upright adjustment, if not more so since your leg extension is confined by the seat back.
Have you ridden any 'bents yet? If not, did you listen to those posts I wrote saying it's Really Really important to ride things rather than decide from paper specifications?
How embarrassing!
I read your very informative posts, but I'll only be on a 'bent for the first time ever this weekend, so I guess I didn't put one and one together in a meaningful way.
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What your legs do will depend on the distance to the cranks from your hips. This is adjustable on the GTe, so set it where it suits, possibly substituting alternative cranks.
Glad to hear it; thanks! A ride will be worth a thousand posts...of mine, anyway -- and it's already Friday!
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Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
On 19 Jan 2006 21:03:10 -0800, "NYC XYZ" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
Studying specs and photos the HP Velotechnik SMGTe I plan on getting, I notice that the legs never seem to straighten "properly," which I understand -- on a DF, anyway, which is where I'm coming from (has there EVER been someone in the whole history of wheels who STARTED cycling with a BENT???) -- is extending the legs just before locking the knees...?
'Cause you get more power that way, right? Like throwing a punch, I imagine -- you want to "follow through" and not "hold back"...and it's bad of the knees, even, to apply force but not extend the legs so that the force "goes somewhere" THROUGH instead of being "trapped" IN the knees....
Nice troll.
The HP Velotechnik Street Machine GT [1] comes with Shimano bar-end shifters. 😉
