PJR wrote:
Cheers for comments,
I could try lowering the seat a little, but it does feel fine on the road, I think part of the issue with the videos is that I’m pedalling on the trainer outside due to not having room inside to film, and when it’s not connected up and turned on there is a lot of resistance, which I think makes it a bit hard to pedal smoothly.
I’ll hook up a computer and power and try again.
With the extension position- I have been looking at the high hands positions that it seems everybody is using now.
When I aero test using golden cheetah, I have always found that flat is better for me, as I move them up there is initially an area where the drag goes up a lot (which I guess is the increase in drag is due to the extra area of my forearms, but they are not high enough to hide behind). Then as I keep going up with the hands, the drag comes down, but not as low as straight. I also find that it is a bit unstable and difficult to see with high hands.
I’m sure it’s something I’ll revisit, but I think I might need a bit more reach, as I felt to cramped with hands up.
Just with the high hands position, I actually will feedback that I feel much more locked in with a high hands position but I think to get this locked in position you need to ensure that your arm rests are also tilted so you maximise your surface contact area. You can't just go to a high hands position without tilting your armrests as well (as many who tried out the tri-rig scoops discovered....).
Your point re the trainer resistance makes sense, your hips seem a bit jerky at the start of the video which is likely that high resistance as your knee angle did look OK.