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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by jsperson on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:19PM (#26228092)
A few years ago I took an XC clinic from a pro woman mountain biker. A big focus was on descending. On one particular hill she got down first - MINUTES ahead of me (the first student). This was on a descent where there was basically no pedaling. She did this to us all day. During that season I won a local mens cat 2 race series. I was no slouch, but she destroyed us. All technique.
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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by DenisM on Monday February 22, 2021 @02:19PM (#26229126)
Did you hear about the guy who won a downhill race after losing his chain out of the gate?

Mountain biking is a lot closer to mountain skiing than it is to race biking - very little locomotion, a whole lot of body balancing.

https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a20022483/video-aaron-gwin-...

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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by mft_ on Monday February 22, 2021 @03:57PM (#26230502)
One anecdote. Most DH races involve a lot of hard pedalling.
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Re:Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists (... by medium_burrito on Monday February 22, 2021 @02:34PM (#26229373)
For road biking as well- though a lot of it is many people are afraid of a 23mm contact patch being the only thing between them and going off a cliff in the Alps!
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