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Old 06-25-08, 12:23 AM
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I remember reading some material from Sheldon Brown when he experimented with shorter crank arms. He was surprised to find them more efficient than the longer cranks he had been using for many years.

This article doesn't contain those particular statements, but it does capture the gist of his findings:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cranks.html
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