Old 10-26-15 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RChung
At the same cadence and crank torque (which means at the same power), a larger chainring means higher chain speed. Since power is not only cadence * crank torque but also chain speed * chain tension, higher chain speed for the same power means lower chain tension.
You have four variable here; can you express it as an equation?
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