sorry i should have been more specific reguarding the feel of the shorter crank arms and larger chainring, when i said it felt like i lost leverage. I was refering to back pedaling, skidding ect or sprinting off a green light. It just feels like if you move the rock the 2x4 sits on, its just more difficult, that push like before isnt as noticable i feel though that its easier to spin and im assuming thats because of the shorter crank arms??

also even though i say spinning seems easier, it feels like im doing more work now than before even if the changes ive made are negligable.

maybe my perceptions are off.