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 | 09:03 AM
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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.
07-26-10 | 09:44 AM
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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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07-26-10 | 01:11 PM
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Pedaling is overrated. Freeride.
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07-26-10 | 04:18 PM
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07-26-10 | 05:06 PM
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07-26-10 | 06:04 PM
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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/
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07-26-10 | 07:04 PM
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07-26-10 | 07:06 PM
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07-26-10 | 09:39 PM
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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.
07-26-10 | 11:56 PM
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07-27-10 | 01:07 PM
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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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07-27-10 | 01:18 PM
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