Originally Posted by funbun
Why are Power Cranks better? They seemed to be marketed for atheletes. Are good for touring?
I wouldn't recommend them for touring, at least not initially. Powercrank trains your dead spot away, not help you cheat it away like Rotor Cranks (and Biopace chainrings?). The goal is not to make it easier to pedal it's to make yourself stronger and spin better circles.
If you want to ride more efficiently and ride faster and you have quite a bit of $ to spend. Powercranks are they way to go. Having said that if you can't afford it, just do one legged pedalling everywhere. You'll acheive almost the same results. Almost.