Old 12-01-20, 05:59 PM
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Cycle Tourist
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Originally Posted by Moisture
Right , OK, will see how the bike feels after I switch out the left crank arm.

I feel quite efficient on this bike. There really is practically no bouncing, especially compared to other bikes I have been riding.
I don't get the bouncing. Maybe tighten up the sprung seatpost? I use a sprung seatpost on my favorite touring bike but it doesn't flex unless I hit a bump. I liked a oval ring on the granny for awhile particularly when I hit really steep hills with all my gear. It seemed to hurry me through the non-power part of the stroke. Sprint training got me to 200 rpm and allowed me to dust some of the competition at the line 40 years ago. Now I couldn't get far without getting out of the saddle from time to time just to keep a reasonable cadence on the 42/23 low on my racing bike. I probably should go looking for a 13-26 freewheel. Yeah, I said freewheel.🤓
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