The key to a correct posture for cycling is, believe it or not, taut stomach muscles.
Next time you get onto your bike, take a deep breath, and contract your stomach muscles. Tuck your bum in, and try to keep your upper body and buttocks almost motionless on the seat. You will experience the amazing feeling of your legs suddenly being freed, as if there is no cable, and you will be able to up your cadence.
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technique to riding sitting down and standing up are quite different. Riding while sitting down, should be synonymous with an almost still core and body, with legs moving "freely" from the hips, while your whole body needs to "pump" when your are riding standing up. Sitting down is at a fast, easy pace, while standing up is at a long and slow uphill stretch.
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