Originally posted by luna723 If you want a good piece of advice, try rolling your pelvis forward while pushing yourself back into your saddle. This position will bring muscles into play that are often overlooked which, in turn, will allow you to apply more force to the pedals. Will it make you smoother? No. Will it make you faster? Probably.
I totally agree. I have been using this technique for seated climbing and it takes some practice but it is very effective, and yes it makes your pedal stroke a little less smooth. Actually, it is not so much practice as it takes time to build muscular endurance in the hamstrings and gluteals, if you haven't used them much before.
