Best way to pedal**********
07-26-10, 07:52 AM
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Best way to pedal**********
When I'm riding is it always best to pedal forward or should I pedal backward as well? It seems it would help the chain wear better if I pedal both directions.
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07-26-10, 08:07 AM
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Pedaling forward gets you moving, backwards doesn't. Chain wear would be the same. On the other hand, chainring wear would be different.
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If you pedal in both directions at once you won't move. My suggestion is to pedal forwards only for one ride and backwards only for the next.
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By all means pedal both directions. As you allude, it evens cog wear without having to periodically dismantle your cassette and flip the individual cogs around. Also, if you pedal in a ratcheting motion rather than in circles, you can simulate the action of the first prototype Honda RN01 gearboxes - - giving your riding experience a certain Greg Minnaar "cool-factor."
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If you suggest it to these people, they'll probably take you seriously and produce another weirdo $1000 crankset:
https://www.powercranks.com/
https://www.powercranks.com/
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07-26-10, 08:03 PM
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Hammering so hard the chain snaps.
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i find the best way to pedal is with my feet. i also find pedaling in a forward motion seems to work best, at least on my mountain bicycle. sometimes i pedal backwards on my fixed gear, but then i go backwards and inevitably fall down. i like pancakes.
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As the Great Downhiller Stevie Wonder would say-"Here we go round in circles, uh huh!"
This is actually a nice break from the which CL bike should I buy threads.
This is actually a nice break from the which CL bike should I buy threads.
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