Evaluation of comfort: Acceleration transmissibility of different road bikes
Journal Title: Journal of Science and Cycling - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Cycling training volume is very important for professional cyclists. According to Pinot and Grappe (2014), a top-10 cycling Grand Tour finisher rides ~30,000 km and 950 h during one complete season. In this condition several factors can induce muscular injuries or fatigue such as training load, number of competitions, quality of the recovery, and posture adopted on bike. One possible additional factor for increasing this risk is related to the vibration exposure encountered during cycling on cobblestones. According to the norms and guidelines used in the world of work (e.g. EN-ISO-5349-1, 2001), this vibratory exposure could theoretically only be tolerable for seven minutes (Chiementin and al., 2011; 2013), which is very low compared to the total time spent on cobblestones during a classic cycle race like Paris-Roubaix (~1.5 h). It has been shown also that settings (tyre pressure) and bike components (frame, wheels and fork) play a key role in the transmissibility of the mechanical vibrations to the cyclists’ hands and buttock (Lepine et al., 2014). Thus to reduce the vibratory dose suffered by the cyclists, it seems interesting to choose the most appropriate settings and bike components in order to prevent muscular injuries or fatigue and, potentially, to increase cycling performance.
Authors and Affiliations
W Bertucci| GRESPI EA 4696 / UFR STAPS, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France, F Puel| GRESPI EA 4696 / UFR STAPS, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France, B Jarlot| GRESPI EA 4696 / UFR STAPS, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France, F Grappe| Health & Sport Department, University of Franche-Comte, EA 4660, Culture – Sport –Health – Society (C3S), Besancon, France.FDJ.fr Professional Cycling Team, Moussy le Vieux, France, S Duc| GRESPI EA 4696 / UFR STAPS, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP2945
- DOI -
- Views 405
- Downloads 22
An investigation of the underlying mechanisms of overtraining in a natural experimental model
According to the definitions described in the literature ‘overtraining’ is used as a verb, a process of intensified training with possible outcomes of functional overreaching [FOR], nonfunctional overreaching [NFOR] or o...
An updated approach to incremental cycling tests: Accounting for internal mechanical power
Incremental cycling tests are typically used to determine blood lactate thresholds to monitor training and to form the basis for prescribing training zones. With minimal additional post-processing of the data normally co...
The effect of IMT on cycling time-trial performance at ~16°c (cool) and ~26°c (hot) temperatures
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improved cycling time-trial (CTT) performance in both cool (~16°C) and hot (~26°C) environmental conditions in well-traine...
Validity and reproducibility of the Powertap P1 power meter when compared with SRM device
The use of power meters allows the assessment of cycling performance according to the record power profile [1]. Some power meters allow the measurement of power output (PO) in the pedals such as Look Keo Power (Look, Ced...
Impact of Cycling Intensity on Cycle-run Transition in Female Triathletes
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of intensity during the final km of a cycling bout on subsequent run and overall cycle-run (CR) performance. A secondary aim of the study was to examine how...