rruff wrote:
Shambolic wrote:
As you rightly say as your hands come up into this position you are basically just relying on body weight and core muscles as you can't create and a stable foundation to lock in your core through hands and elbows with tension through your arms to apply greater/or more easily generated force to the pedals.Your body weight is a lot more than the force you are applying to the pedals. Not even close.
Any tension you are creating above the hips is a waste of energy. Except for what you need to hold the aero position that is.
Watch video of Daniela Ryf riding and try and tell her that then... The rock and roll she generates through her torso is quite evident with a solid front end to produce the power she does. You believe what you want but tell me why everyone on this thread is losing power going mantis then?