200 days

Well it's been 200 days of continuous riding since I re-started biking
after many years layoff, and in the last two weeks I've felt definite
changes.

Rather than feeling like I'm getting the propulsive energy from my quads,
often it feels like I'm getting it from sacral area, and where the body
hinges, in aero-position. (weird, huh?) In fact this happened a couple days
a go to such a degree that I rode my course twice just to continue to
experience it. It's a good feeling and you really don't get tired.

-B

"Badger_South" wrote in message
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Well it's been 200 days of continuous riding since I re-started biking
after many years layoff, and in the last two weeks I've felt definite
changes.

Rather than feeling like I'm getting the propulsive energy from my quads,
often it feels like I'm getting it from sacral area, and where the body
hinges, in aero-position. (weird, huh?) In fact this happened a couple
days
a go to such a degree that I rode my course twice just to continue to
experience it. It's a good feeling and you really don't get tired.

-B


I'm not sure what the sacral area is ... and I'm not sure I want to know.
But a racing friend of mine told me several years ago that a good spin
starts from the hip. He used the analogy of one of those old locomotives
where there was a big driving wheel and the smaller wheels were turned by
rods connected to the bigger wheel. Well the big wheel is the hip.
Obviously, the rods are the femur and lower leg. The smaller wheel is the
crank. (duh)

Once I got my mind around it and experienced the feeling like that was
happening, it helped get me to a whole new level in a big hurry. It
especially helps when you're really starting to hurt, like trying to keep up
with a faster pack or when climbing a big hill, to remind yourself to spin
from the hip. It puts things back together.

Bob C.

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:47:56 -0400, "psycholist"
wrote:


"Badger_South" wrote in message
.. .

Well it's been 200 days of continuous riding since I re-started biking
after many years layoff, and in the last two weeks I've felt definite
changes.

Rather than feeling like I'm getting the propulsive energy from my quads,
often it feels like I'm getting it from sacral area, and where the body
hinges, in aero-position. (weird, huh?) In fact this happened a couple
days
a go to such a degree that I rode my course twice just to continue to
experience it. It's a good feeling and you really don't get tired.

-B


I'm not sure what the sacral area is ... and I'm not sure I want to know.
But a racing friend of mine told me several years ago that a good spin
starts from the hip. He used the analogy of one of those old locomotives
where there was a big driving wheel and the smaller wheels were turned by
rods connected to the bigger wheel. Well the big wheel is the hip.
Obviously, the rods are the femur and lower leg. The smaller wheel is the
crank. (duh)

Once I got my mind around it and experienced the feeling like that was
happening, it helped get me to a whole new level in a big hurry. It
especially helps when you're really starting to hurt, like trying to keep up
with a faster pack or when climbing a big hill, to remind yourself to spin
from the hip. It puts things back together.

Bob C.


Yeah, that's it. When I said 'sacral' I picked that b/c it's in the
middle/center/back of the hip. If you just say "hip", ppl might think of
the lateral hip. This is coming from the center of the hip, but in the
back. Spin from the hip is exactly what I meant.

I've been consciously 'spinning from the hip' b/c my left hip has an injury
and it 'tweaks' and can feel week in the left leg at each revolution. But
if I work and stretch, I can get it not to hurt, sometimes. (I think it's a
touch of sciatica or a nerve impingment).

So just like one tries to think 'left, left' to bring the non-dominate leg
up to the right or dominate leg and share the effort equally, I think
'(left) hip, (left) hip'.

Well, it's good to know that it's a bit more than psychological. And, it is
a cool way to use less energy, or get more energy, etc.

-B

"Badger_South" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:47:56 -0400, "psycholist"
wrote:


"Badger_South" wrote in message
.. .

Well it's been 200 days of continuous riding since I re-started biking
after many years layoff, and in the last two weeks I've felt definite
changes.

Rather than feeling like I'm getting the propulsive energy from my
quads,
often it feels like I'm getting it from sacral area, and where the body
hinges, in aero-position. (weird, huh?) In fact this happened a couple
days
a go to such a degree that I rode my course twice just to continue to
experience it. It's a good feeling and you really don't get tired.

-B


I'm not sure what the sacral area is ... and I'm not sure I want to know.
But a racing friend of mine told me several years ago that a good spin
starts from the hip. He used the analogy of one of those old locomotives
where there was a big driving wheel and the smaller wheels were turned by
rods connected to the bigger wheel. Well the big wheel is the hip.
Obviously, the rods are the femur and lower leg. The smaller wheel is
the
crank. (duh)

Once I got my mind around it and experienced the feeling like that was
happening, it helped get me to a whole new level in a big hurry. It
especially helps when you're really starting to hurt, like trying to keep
up
with a faster pack or when climbing a big hill, to remind yourself to
spin
from the hip. It puts things back together.

Bob C.


Yeah, that's it. When I said 'sacral' I picked that b/c it's in the
middle/center/back of the hip. If you just say "hip", ppl might think of
the lateral hip. This is coming from the center of the hip, but in the
back. Spin from the hip is exactly what I meant.

I've been consciously 'spinning from the hip' b/c my left hip has an
injury
and it 'tweaks' and can feel week in the left leg at each revolution. But
if I work and stretch, I can get it not to hurt, sometimes. (I think it's
a
touch of sciatica or a nerve impingment).

So just like one tries to think 'left, left' to bring the non-dominate leg
up to the right or dominate leg and share the effort equally, I think
'(left) hip, (left) hip'.

Well, it's good to know that it's a bit more than psychological. And, it
is
a cool way to use less energy, or get more energy, etc.

-B


Oh, btw ... congrats on your 200 days back on the bike!

Bob C.

If by the sacral area you are referring to the gluteus maximus (buttocks
muscles), yes. Many cyclists don't know that these muscles play a larger
part in pedalling than they think.

When they ache after a hard day in the mountains, they will realize it,
though! LOL!

- -

"May you have the wind at your back.
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

Chris'Z Corner
http://www.geocities.com/czcorner

"Chris Zacho "The Wheelman"" wrote in message
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Many cyclists don't know that these muscles play a larger
part in pedalling than they think.

So that explains the size of my butt.


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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:19:40 -0400, (Chris
Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote in message
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If by the sacral area you are referring to the gluteus maximus (buttocks
muscles), yes. Many cyclists don't know that these muscles play a larger
part in pedalling than they think.

This fact becomes blindingly obvious after riding 25 miles per day for
a week ;-)

Especially on a recumbent. If only mine was not still broken.

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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:19:40 -0400, (Chris
Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote in message
:

If by the sacral area you are referring to the gluteus maximus
(buttocks muscles), yes. Many cyclists don't know that these muscles
play a larger part in pedalling than they think.

This fact becomes blindingly obvious after riding 25 miles per day for
a week ;-)

Especially on a recumbent. If only mine was not still broken.

Your butt is broken? That's really sad.

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Sun, 18 Apr 2004 02:55:37 +1000, , "DRS"
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Your butt is broken? That's really sad.

Just cracked, actually.
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Sun, 18 Apr 2004 02:55:37 +1000, , "DRS"
wrote:

Your butt is broken? That's really sad.

Just cracked, actually.

Nothing a bit of plaster of paris wouldn't fix then, eh?

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