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re:Longer crankarms
In category Racing
Written by Spidex

Are there any evidence that longer crankarms are more efficient? It seems like it would produce more torque since there's more leverage.

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re:Lance - Uphill Cadence
In category Racing
Written by Husker

Watching Armstrong out of the saddle on the climbs for extended periods of time at those rpms is quite impressive. I don't seem to recall him spending so much time out of saddle in previous years on the hills at that cadence. Anyone have an idea if this observation is accurate, and if so, what prompted the change? What is his cadence in the hills (7-8% avg. grades), in and out of the saddle, the

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re:Trek Crank Length
In category Tech issues
Written by thor0298

Shorter crank arms make for quicker spinning, longer crank arms make for better hillclimbing (via increased leverage)... or, at least. that's the common wisdom. I've never really noticed that the crank lengths made that big of a difference in either casre.

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