All the above is good advice, plus use a toe strap to attach the opposite crank to the chain stay. This gives you something rigid to work against and may save your knuckles from a trashing on the chain ring
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All the above is good advice, plus use a toe strap to attach the opposite crank to the chain stay. This gives you something rigid to work against and may save your knuckles from a trashing on the chain ring