10-05-2017, 11:17 AM
So I went online to see what I could find about clipless efficiency. Wow! A lot of angry people arguing for and against. So I went for a ride this morning to see if in fact I am pulling up at any time. Note that I ride an aluminum frame full suspension cross country mountain bike with clipless pedals. My rides these days consist of mostly packed gravel, fairly hilly and windy trails. This morning a I rode the Grand River trail behind Bingemans. I observed that whenever I was riding of flat trails that I was not using any upward pulling action. I did notice that when climbing inclines and speeding up after slowing down for a curve, that I do use a pulling up action as also pushing down. This is by no means a scientific study but only my own personal observations.