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Originally Posted by nailz20
what do people think the best angle to have your leg at when the crank is straight down?

say straight leg is 180. i find it comfy at like 160


I've heard a slight bend when the crank is down is ideal
That's pretty much the gist of it. You can raise it little by little to the point where you KNOW it's wrong (It'll hurt) Or you can ballpark it using the "slight bend" method. Remember you're working off the ball of the foot here not the arch
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