Shoe & Pedal
The greatest demand on the body during cycling is on the lower extremities as they are responsible for producing a majority of the energy imparted to the bike. If an athlete rides an average cadence of ~ 85 RPM this results in over 10,000 individual pedal strokes in an hour. Over the course of an Ironman distance race this can add up to well over 60,000 pedal strokes. As a result the legs,...
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