Pulling up on the pedals

[Geonz]

I try to think more of "stirring around" as if my foot were a dog on a leash trying to let the leash wear through that tree by running around in circles with the most force...

[Tuckervill]

I know for sure my saddle is not too high. In fact, I have been thinking it could edge up a notch. It's a fine balance because it seems even though I have it secured, the saddles on both my bikes tend to slip down over time (probably because I'm heavy, and underestimating how tight the bolt/quick release is).

I'll try the one-foot pedaling.

Karen

[Bad JuJu]

Re: pedaling in circles--that's how it was explained to me initially, but then the scraping/stepping over images helped me to accomplish the circles a little better. I've also heard the push-and-pull description, and that helps, too.

In spinning class once, there was a young woman next to me who had those pedals zooming around so fast that it reminded me of how cartoonists make cartoon characters look like they're going fast: by drawing the legs as if they're turning in a circle. So now that's another image--a fun one--to help me think about what my feet/pedals are doing.