I rode 45 miles last Friday and felt great afterwards and the next day. I made really good time in a meandering trek around eastern Johnson County.
I also ordered a pair of clipless cycling shoes. I've never used cycling shoes before and I'm looking forward to the extra efficiency they'll provide. I'm not looking forward to pain of training the other muscle group in my legs. I'm sure it will be worth it once I get my legs broken in.
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What leg muscles do the shoes work that you don't typically use?
ReplyDeleteThe shoes have cleats that attach your feet to the pedals. If your feet are un-attached you can only put energy to the pedals from the 12:00 position to the 6:00 position. The shoes allow you to power through the up-stroke on the way back around to 12:00. It might actually be the same muscles, but you're using them in a diffrent way.
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