|   ankling - pros and cons | Joey xc uk
Feb 15, 2002 5:42 PM | | Hey
Just read an article on a roadie site about ankling, the conclusion being that it will eventually give you about 30% extra pedalling power after you have built up your muscles enough.
I've also read scare stories about it, including career threatening injuries.
Has anyone used / Does anyone use this technique offroad? What are the advantages / disadvantages?
Thanks in advance
Joey xc uk
P.S if you don't know what ankling is, go here |
| re: ankling - pros and cons | ~MudLover~
Feb 16, 2002 6:54 AM | | Hey Jo,
Well being a roadie convert :) I use ankling even when I ride off road. I feel that it allows me to get more power through the bottom of my stroke and it helps my other leg go over the top a little easier in races where I set the seat a little further down cause of technical sections. As for injuries I currently have a fluid lump (cant remember the medical term) on my left leg due to this, nothing serious and by no means a threat to my racing. I do believe that this technique helps reduce fatague a lot once you get used to it. Well just my 0.01c.
Ride safe and faxt
ML |
| re: ankling - pros and cons | ~MudLover~
Feb 16, 2002 6:54 AM | | Hey Jo,
Well being a roadie convert :) I use ankling even when I ride off road. I feel that it allows me to get more power through the bottom of my stroke and it helps my other leg go over the top a little easier in races where I set the seat a little further down cause of technical sections. As for injuries I currently have a fluid lump (cant remember the medical term) on my left leg due to this, nothing serious and by no means a threat to my racing. I do believe that this technique helps reduce fatague a lot once you get used to it. Well just my 0.01c.
Ride safe and fast
ML |
| re: ankling - pros and cons | alFred
Feb 16, 2002 4:05 PM | | Joey,
I can only do it at low cadence (below 70 or even 60), I don't think you could train your legs to do it at cadence above 100.
Ankling works well on road bike climbing steep hills in high gear, very efficient, much more then spinning.
If you use it off-road you risk to get stuck in too high gear going over obstacle, so application is limited at best.
It is useful on long fireroad climbs, on trail with varying grades/obstacles you'd better off maintaining safe cadence (85-95) and dropping to it when you forced to. It does give you much higher torque to compensate for lower cadence. |
| re: ankling - pros and cons | newbie
Feb 16, 2002 5:28 PM | | what is ankling??? |
| It's what happens when.... | Chip
Feb 16, 2002 8:34 PM | | a bully walks up to class clown, nerd, geek, etc... and pulls his pants down to his ankles. |
| re: ankling - pros and cons - thanks | Joey xc uk
Feb 19, 2002 5:13 PM | | thanks for the advice, I am still undecided, but thanks anyway
BTW to the person who didn't know what ankling is, check out the link i posted in the first message in this thread
Thanks
Joey |
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