Originally Posted by
Ygduf
It's a paved road climb with planned out gearing. hopefully he isn't getting into low RPM.
people still (usually) bog down a bit....lower than their normal flat-terrain cadence.
Originally Posted by ygduf
I just remember watching an everest challenge winner zoom by on like 100mm powercranks and thinking it was smart because his legs stayed more extended. Like climbing a bunch of 6" stairs instead of 12" stairs. know what I mean?
i remember that guy--with the camelbak! lots of people laughed, but he crushed it. if you really thought that, though, you'd be on powercranks....or 150s.
Originally Posted by ygduf
Either way, the cranks weigh less if they are shorter so [MENTION=364302]Doge[/MENTION] will prefer that!
one would think, but it's not always true. for example, hollow shimano 50T 7900 chainrings weigh more than their 53T rings. i haven't weighed arms (doge should!), but it could be that the wall-thickness is greater.