engineering and biomechanics in cycling
"They`ll use technology that we`re all going to look at and go. Woah, I never saw that before." (Lance Armstrong, Sky`s The Limit)
It is always the combination of know-how and innovative
products that means a 'marginal gain' at the associated
advantage.
But marginal
gains have become indispensable in the world of top
cycling.
Ever since I started cycling in 1980 I've been thinking about
improvements. This is how the first seat position gauge came
about. To install my first
LOOK PP65 pedals I had to wound myself stronger springs not
to slip out during sprinting. I processed my first motion data
with the
SIMI software by MS DOS and Windows 3.11.
The aim was and is always to optimize the interface between cyclist and bike in order to achieve a permitted technical advantage. Driven by this motivation we are constantly looking for new technologies to measure foot forces, unravel the hidden mechanisms of muscle contraction and find affordable methods that help athletes increase their biomechanical output.
