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Old 09-28-09, 01:10 PM
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Z-Torque cranks

What can anybody tell me about them?
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Old 09-28-09, 01:39 PM
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Are you talking about bent arm cranks like this https://www.bikecult.com/works/chainring/PMPcrankL.jpg?
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There is no way putting a kink in a crank arm can change anything except add weight.

If for some reason you wanted flexible cranks you could put a kink in them but it sure looks like these guys have tried to build a rigid truss structure.

The product is absolute bovine excrement.
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