This got lost in the PC / power file debate.
So hopefully perfection will continue the discussion here. to help someone was asking for pictures. Well here is a series I found on a myspace page.
Damn, cant get them anyhow here is the website link - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=147459971
Perfection said he would have a demonstration of this in January, not sure where he is located or the demonstration will be but this sounds interesting to me.
One thing you can say for sure, his seat is not too high. One might use him as proof that one can go very fast without being very low in front
This got lost in the PC / power file debate.
So hopefully perfection will continue the discussion here. to help someone was asking for pictures. Well here is a series I found on a myspace page.
Damn, cant get them anyhow here is the website link - http://profile.myspace.com/...p;friendID=147459971
Perfection said he would have a demonstration of this in January, not sure where he is located or the demonstration will be but this sounds interesting to me.
It would be in Dublin Ireland but with a new book about to be published revealing all the other side of Anquetil, I will have to wait until the scandal settles down. Anyhow with this demonstration I only want to confirm that all my claims are true and if a more scientific examination of the technique is requested, it can be arranged. In case you don’t know, with the clever method Anquetil used, you can apply max power through the dead spot area around 12 o’c, with suitable aerodynamic bars ( “Scott Rake” type position) you can combine arm resistance with leg force for increased power output and the lower back can be completely removed from all the stress and strains of high gear pedaling. It is a self bike set up and position arranging technique and the more aero your position, the more powerful your pedaling will be. Simplified both on and of the bike examples will explain and demonstrate how the power is generated and what the objective is when applying it to the pedal for that all important max power through dead spot area. But this will only take place if serious innovative pedaling researchers are interested, such as those who have been searching for the perfect pedaling style. If Frank’s Powercrankers could find an easier way to get that loose crank back, up and over the top, they would be on their way to discovering the secret of this special powerful technique.
I guess I don’t understand what your waiting for. Do you plan on trying to sell this or something?
Although not entirely relevant to his pedal stroke I wrote this about Anquetil some time ago:
Is perfection selling the book?
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I guess I don’t understand what your waiting for. Do you plan on trying to sell this or something?
No, it’s free. Very few riders are interested in the science of pedaling, just like A. Coggan or R. Stern, all they are interested in is stomping on their pedals, they believe Coyle settled all pedaling arguments, while others turn to Frank’s expensive PC’s or rotor cranks and q-rings and hope this equipment will increase their pedal power without them having to think about what they are actually doing or where in the pedal stroke the power is supposed to be increased. That’s why I am hoping some innovative pedaling researchers will be interested and take a look at it. I’ll be trying a letter in “Cyclingnews”, as I said when the Anquetil scandal settles down.
It is interesting to note the different emphases of different eras. I think in our current era we pay very little attention to pedalling technique and bike position (except for the TT), and place a great deal of emphasis on training protocol; whereas, the old schoolers worked a lot on their position, fluidity and grace of movement on the bicycle. Another great example is Moser. And Merckx, of course.
I think from our era the closest I have seen is Flecha – he has superb position on his road bike and pedals very smoothly.
People also used to be interested in changing lead into gold and building perpetual motion machines.
Thanks for the myspace link…found nikki gudex’s myspace page on it! hot damn!
Well a quick google found me this so I have some clue about the ****** ***scandal ***that is about to break about a guy who has been dead for 20 yrs.
Apparently from the publisher of a new book:
“Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape” is an astonishing biography of French cycling star Jacques Anquetil that pieces together, for the first time since his death in 1987, the story of his extraordinary life. On its own, Anquetil’s list of ‘firsts’ makes him worthy of a place in the cycling pantheon: he was the first man to win the Tour de France five times; the first to win all three grand tours (the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana and Giro d’Italia); and the first to win both the Tour and Vuelta in the same year. As well as dealing with Anquetil’s considerable achievements as a cyclist, this book also explores his complex, unconventional and shocking private life. Among the many revelations, we learn how he seduced his doctor’s wife; how he acted as stepfather to her children before asking his stepdaughter to bear him a child; how, after his blood-daughter was born, he maintained a menage a trois with his wife and stepdaughter for several years in the same house until the ‘family’ eventually fell apart; and how, in a bid to inspire jealousy in his two former lovers and encourage their return, he seduced his stepson’s ex-wife and had a child with her. Containing exclusive contributions from Anquetil’s family, friends, teammates and rivals, “Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape” unveils the real truth about one of cycling’s great legends.
Seems like now is the perfect time to come forward and explain his cycling technique, alot of people who don’t know anything about him will soon, (well i really don’t think the book is going to make any best sellers list soon but a few copies might get read), and you can be there to explain why he was so great on the bike. Heck figure out a way to explain how those are the same muscles or technique that made him so popular in bed and you might have a HUGE hit on your hands.
Call me a skeptic but it just seems like your stalling.
Call me a skeptic but it just seems like your stalling.
Understatement of the year…
of all the guys who won 5, he was the best time trialist.
It is interesting to note the different emphases of different eras. I think in our current era we pay very little attention to pedalling technique and bike position (except for the TT), and place a great deal of emphasis on training protocol; whereas, the old schoolers worked a lot on their position, fluidity and grace of movement on the bicycle. Another great example is Moser. And Merckx, of course.
I think from our era the closest I have seen is Flecha – he has superb position on his road bike and pedals very smoothly.
The problem is that almost everyone believes the perfect style of pedaling does not and could not exist, so research in this area has probably ceased many moons ago. The idea behind Anquetil’s linear style is that by departing from the natural styles of pedaling and instead using your hip/leg muscles to reproduce the (old style) handcrankers method to apply the power, with the hands in a fixed position on suitable bars, you can biomechanically transfer the hand crank muscle power back to the leg cranks for increased overall power output *, max power through the 12 o’c area and constant max chain drive power to the chainwheel throughout the entire 360 degrees of its revolution. This is the closest anyone can get to pedaling perfection. All it would take is about 10 mins. to demonstrate how it’s done. As for smooth pedaling, how do you define it. Powercranks will give it to you but if they cannot give smooth constant max power there is nothing to be gained and the old mashing technique will have more to offer.
…The idea behind Anquetil’s linear style is that by departing from the natural styles of pedaling and instead using your hip/leg muscles to reproduce the (old style) handcrankers method to apply the power, with the hands in a fixed position on suitable bars, you can biomechanically transfer the hand crank muscle power back to the leg cranks for increased overall power output *, max power through the 12 o’c area and constant max chain drive power to the chainwheel throughout the entire 360 degrees of its revolution. This is the closest anyone can get to pedaling perfection. All it would take is about 10 mins. to demonstrate how it’s done…
I’m sure if you name the city/town/address someone with a video recorder will show up make the video and put it on the Web for all to be enlightened.
Heck the book company might me help since it will give Anquetil more recognition and possibly make someone interested in the book.
All it would take is about 10 mins. to demonstrate how it’s done.
Add that to the 20 it would take to upload to youtube or the like, and that’s 30 minutes to prove the naysayers wrong. You’ve spent more than that typing rebuttals.
I guess I don’t understand what your waiting for. Do you plan on trying to sell this or something?
No, it’s free. Very few riders are interested in the science of pedaling, just like A. Coggan or R. Stern, all they are interested in is stomping on their pedals, they believe Coyle settled all pedaling arguments, while others turn to Frank’s expensive PC’s or rotor cranks and q-rings and hope this equipment will increase their pedal power without them having to think about what they are actually doing or where in the pedal stroke the power is supposed to be increased. That’s why I am hoping some innovative pedaling researchers will be interested and take a look at it. I’ll be trying a letter in “Cyclingnews”, as I said when the Anquetil scandal settles down.
What is the Anquetil scandal, and why does it prevent you from laying out your special insight into his pedaling technique?
Google it and you can find it. Some one is coming out with a book that said he slept with his mother or something like that along with other women/girls.
…The idea behind Anquetil’s linear style is that by departing from the natural styles of pedaling and instead using your hip/leg muscles to reproduce the (old style) handcrankers method to apply the power, with the hands in a fixed position on suitable bars, you can biomechanically transfer the hand crank muscle power back to the leg cranks for increased overall power output *, max power through the 12 o’c area and constant max chain drive power to the chainwheel throughout the entire 360 degrees of its revolution. This is the closest anyone can get to pedaling perfection. All it would take is about 10 mins. to demonstrate how it’s done…
I’m sure if you name the city/town/address someone with a video recorder will show up make the video and put it on the Web for all to be enlightened.
Heck the book company might me help since it will give Anquetil more recognition and possibly make someone interested in the book.
5 years he has been talking about it and yet has never shown anyone because he said no one was interested.
I offered to fly to where he is or pay for his plane ticket and lodging to come here and he PMed me stating he wanted a scientist to look at it and not an athlete.
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Talking about scandal, don’t forget that in 1967 he refused to be tested after his 1h TT (47.493 km/h), and later admitted to use PED. Or maybe that’s not a scandal anymore in cycling … in which case he really was ahead of his time 