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dc.contributor.authorToo, Danny
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T17:47:42Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T17:47:42Z
dc.date.issued1990-01-01
dc.identifier.citationSports Medicine 10 (5): 286-302, 1990 0112-1642/90/001 J-0286/$08.50/0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2486
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dc.description.abstractCycling performance in human powered vehicles is affected by the interaction of a number of variables, including environment, mechanical and human factors. Engineers have generally focused on the design and development of faster, more efficient human-powered vehicles based on minimizing aerodynamic drag, neglecting the human component, On the other hand, kinesiologists have examined cycling performance from a human perspective, but have been constrained by the structure of a standard bicycle. Therefore, a gap exists between research in the various disciplines. To maximize/optimize cycling performance in human-powered vehicles requires a bridging of this gap through interdisciplinary research. Changes in different variables can affect the energy requirements of cycling. These variables include: (a) changes in body position, configuration. and orientation; (b) changes in seat to pedal distance; and (c) the interaction of workload, power output, and pedalling rate. Changes in these variables alter joint angles, muscle lengths, and muscle moment arm lengths, thus affecting the tension-length, force-velocity-power relationships of multij-oint muscles and the effectiveness of force production. This is ultimately manifested as a change in the energetics of cycling. A large number of factors affect cycling performance in human-powered vehicles and a gap still exists between cycling research in various disciplines. To bridge this gap, if not completely close it, requires cooperation between disciplines and further interdisciplinary research.
dc.subjectHuman Powered Vehicles
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectCycling Performance
dc.titleBiomechanics of Cycling and Factors Affecting Performance
dc.typearticle
dc.source.journaltitleSports Medicine
dc.source.volume10
dc.source.issue5
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-07T17:47:42Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockport
dc.source.peerreviewedTRUE
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.description.publicationtitleKinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education Faculty Publications
dc.contributor.organizationThe College at Brockport
dc.languate.isoen_US


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