No that isn't a misspelling of '-gate' to indicate some TdF scandal but a question about the gait of the riders.
Is it just me or does their gate seem oddly and awkwardly jerky and bouncy especially when they stand to sprint?
I heard one of the commentators note Lance Armstrong's awkward style but they all look like that to me.
Not that I would presume to compare myself to any of them I don't think I have a similar gait - though I've never recorded myself riding so who know. Nor have I noticed it amongst other riders I've seen, even serious racing-bike, pace-line & de rigeur clothing types.
I'm wondering if it is a result of their particularly specialized muscle development.
lowkey wrote: :: No that isn't a misspelling of '-gate' to indicate some TdF scandal :: but a question about the gait of the riders. :: :: Is it just me or does their gate seem oddly and awkwardly jerky and :: bouncy especially when they stand to sprint?
IMO, that's because they go "all out" on the sprints. Max burst of power for a brief time period.
:: :: I heard one of the commentators note Lance Armstrong's awkward style :: but they all look like that to me. :: :: Not that I would presume to compare myself to any of them I don't :: think I have a similar gait - though I've never recorded myself :: riding so who know. Nor have I noticed it amongst other riders I've :: seen, even serious racing-bike, pace-line & de rigeur clothing types. :: :: I'm wondering if it is a result of their particularly specialized :: muscle development. :: :: :: -- :: 'Custom adapts itself to expediency.' :: -tacitus
