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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by mumblemumble on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:44PM (#27508061)
"You can push while you pull" never made much sense to me on the road. Because, you're right, those muscles aren't as efficient, so you're just going to have to pay the expenditure back with interest.

But, off-road, it can occasionally be useful to give 'er one or two extra firm strokes to help power over a small rise or whatever.

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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by salty_biscuits on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:51PM (#27508145)
Off road the trade-off for me has always been "how quickly can I bail when things go wrong?". With spiky flats and sticky shoes I don't really have any problems with making enough power.
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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by oriolid on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:19AM (#27511922)
The answer is "twist your heel outward". It's not really any more complicated than lifting your foot from the pedal. The direction is different, but this is why you practice unclipping for a while before going off road.
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