Originally Posted by
sci_femme
Super cool idea. But...(there is always a butt)
Left pedal is at the bottom, right pedal at the apex, the hardest position to start. If rider starts with the same leg all the time, (s)he will soon have mighty sore knee. As I am on the downhill part of the middle age and have to ponder impending decrepitude, this is of concern to me.
YMMV
SF
It's not quite top dead center, it's actually 10-20 degrees off, so it's actually quite easy to get going again.