"Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Edward Dolan wrote:
>> "Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> Edward Dolan wrote:
>>>> None of the above need to be tested. It just has to be experienced.
The
>>>> truth is that there are all sorts of anatomic and physiologic reasons
>>>> why uprights climb better than re***bents.[...]
>>>>
>>> Note that Mr. Ed Dolan fails to list a single one of these reasons.
>>
>> Nor will He ever be so stupid as to do so. Tom Sherman is knowledgeable
>> about physical and engineering variables, but he apparently does not
know
>> one damn thing about anatomy and physiology. Just be thankful that I do
>> not burden this newsgroup with studies galore on the inefficiencies of
>> re***bent cycling compared to upright cycling.
>>
> Citation?
I recall reading many articles in Bicycling Magazine many years ago by
various doctors on the anatomy and physiology of cycling. They were all in
agreement that the optimum blood circulation is based on the upright
posture. It is the working position of the human being. A prone position
is
the resting position of the human being. It is not so much the heart
pumping
action that matters apparently as it is the venous valves which return
blood
to the heart. Those venous valves work best in the upright position. It is
all about our evolution as primates.
But I do not need any studies to confirm what I already know. Re***bents
are
terrible at climbing hills. I have seen many cyclists that do climb hills
well on a re***bent but they are working so much harder than are upright
cyclists. The fact is that many re***bent cyclists become iron men because
they cycle so much. But they would be even better on an upright bicycle if
they worked as hard at it.
I have known several re***bent cyclists who gave up on the re***bent
because
they were too slow at climbing hills. They want to be able to keep up with
their upright cyclist buddies and so they return to their first love. Does
any of this matter to me? Not at all. I only want to be COMFORTABLE on a
bicycle. That is the one and only claim that re***bents have over
uprights.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
