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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Science of cycling still largely mysterious
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 13:25:04 -0400
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On 5/22/2025 11:53 AM, Wolfgang Strobl wrote:
> Am Wed, 21 May 2025 13:30:59 -0400 schrieb zen cycle
> <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com>:
> 
>> On 5/21/2025 10:43 AM, Wolfgang Strobl wrote:
>>> Am Tue, 20 May 2025 11:44:29 -0400 schrieb Frank 
>>> There is one paragraph in the whole article that I wholeheartedly agree
>>> with, it's the one at the very end
>>>
>>> | That being said, the bike is a well-designed machine
>>> | because the best machine is still the rider on top of it.
>>> | The best shock absorber is the bent arms of the rider,
>>
>> I take exception with that, given how a hard tail transmits impacts
>> directly into ones ischial tuberosities.
> 
> That very much depends on how you sit on a bike.

One of our club rides frequently crosses a long bridge (~1000 feet = 
~300m) over a reservoir. The road surface of that bridge is by far the 
roughest paved road I know around here, but we use it because 
alternative ways around the reservoir are far out of the way.

I frequently do most of that stretch in a high gear and out of the 
saddle, or nearly so. Similarly, when coasting a downhill on a rough 
road, I often lift just a bit off the saddle. In addition to comfort, I 
think it makes for a faster coasting speed.

-- 
- Frank Krygowski