Personal perspective: In search of an optimum cycling posture

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 325-334

  De Vey Mestdagh, K ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Cycling posture; Posture height; Posture length

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032192594     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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