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Old 07-17-06 | 04:01 PM
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The maximum moment on one crank is more than body weight. The force on that crank can be increased significantly by pulling up on the handle bar. Meanwhile the other leg can be pulling up on the other crank. I suspect that the true maximum can be somewhere in the area of twice body weight.
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