Hi
I am looking for some guidance from experienced PC users, I have been using a pair since the end of last summer, I have done about 4 months of base winter aerobic riding trying to get used to pedalling at 90-95 rpms and gradually getting lower on the bars. I did a local Duathlon the other day on my race bike with normal cranks and went well but seemed to lack any real power in my legs, I could only spin fast and couldn't seem to get any big gears going. On reflection I seem to recall reading somewhere that while using PC's you need to incorporate some kind of strength work to keep the quads up to speed.
My question is have any other PC' users experienced this and if so how do you train the quads? is big gear work on the PC's helpful or should I be going to normal cranks for this or should I go to the gym?
Any advice greatly appreciated
Thanks
I am looking for some guidance from experienced PC users, I have been using a pair since the end of last summer, I have done about 4 months of base winter aerobic riding trying to get used to pedalling at 90-95 rpms and gradually getting lower on the bars. I did a local Duathlon the other day on my race bike with normal cranks and went well but seemed to lack any real power in my legs, I could only spin fast and couldn't seem to get any big gears going. On reflection I seem to recall reading somewhere that while using PC's you need to incorporate some kind of strength work to keep the quads up to speed.
My question is have any other PC' users experienced this and if so how do you train the quads? is big gear work on the PC's helpful or should I be going to normal cranks for this or should I go to the gym?
Any advice greatly appreciated
Thanks