But see, Eric, we got the infomercial foot. An arch is great for stability while standing, but we also need to run across the savanna to persistence hunt our Kudu. Our foot is not just an arch, but an arch that becomes a windlass mechanism for storing and returning energy. Grin. I'm not sure how the physics of that work on a bike pedal, but the experience of riding most of the time for me is very close to the experience of running, not weight lifting. Weight lifting kicks in only for the steep climbs.
With abandon, Patrick On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 2:56:34 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote: > > Arches support the load by distributing the forces to the ends of the > arch, not the middle. I suspect feet (which are a natural arch structure) > operate on the same principle. In the case of the foot, the two "ends" are > the heel and the ball of the foot. > > [image: image1.JPG] > > In the same vein, this is why saddles like the Brooks B17 support the > weight of your body on the natural arches in your pelvis, not on a more > sensitive area between them ... > > --Eric N > www.CampyOnly.com <http://www.campyonly.com> > CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com <http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com> > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
