How to ensure all muscles are engaged when pedaling Forgive me if this is too subjective, however, I've been doing some mtb riding and noticed that it's always my glutes that fatigue first especially on climbs, talked over with my friends and they tell me it's the last thing to go.
I'm wondering am I spinning too low a gear or perhaps pushing instead of making circles. How can one ensure they are engaging all muscles through the pedalstroke?
Striving for an objective answer, I would avoid venturing into the &quot;get fitter hurr durr&quot; types of answer.
Muscle engagement on the bike is very much dictated by various parameters including seat height, saddle fore/aft, crank length etc. You would find that lowering/heightening your saddle by an exaggerated amount engages different muscles and consequently causes pain.