Steve Hogg wrote:One thing to consider when talking to Gotz. English isn't his first language and he doesn't get day to day practice in it, so sometimes a few nuances don't come through. When he talks about a 10% improvement with midfoot; from past lengthy chats with him, he is talking about a 10% change in the rider's torque curve. That is the peak is typically 10% lower and the trough 10% higher in each pedal stroke than with forefoot cleat position.
Alex, in 2007 cycling and triathlon expert Joe Friel from Phoenix(Az) started his now world-famous blog with an article on my
bio-mxc² cleat position claiming:
"My (Joe's)
power-heart rate ratio increased by 9% across the board from the very first day I used them.
I have found this metric to be a good indicator of economy. Additionally, my endurance is improved, I climb and time trial better and my cadence is increased."
Also when Steve wrote:
"Yes. I am not as explosive but in someways am better. So I cannot jump as hard in a sprint but can seem to hang onto max speed for longer."
let me add that this task can be overcome simply by shifting one gear up (smaller) at the beginning of a sprint rather than one gear down (bigger). Same applies to attacks in steep climbs. It's as easy as that due to the sophisticated leverage I invite you to take notice of.
I learned that you prefer to think in mathematical terms so a simple graph will explain better what I intend to say. Please visit
http://biomac.webstudios.at/index.php?o ... 6&Itemid=9
and have a look.
Maybe you can even paste this graph into your reply, so others will get a rough idea what we are talking about? I am sure this clearifies the statement "beyond scientific doubt", right? Hope you all had a successful race this weekend,
Götz