(Long Distance) Ramblings

Monday, January 21, 2008

Feel the Power!






I have finally made the leap and purchased a set of Power Cranks.

Many of the local cyclists that I admire such as Kenneth Philbrick, Jon Wolf and Sal Ortega use them to train. How are Power Cranks different? "PowerCranks are a modified set of cranks that use a clutch bearing in each crank arm to allow only the crank to engage in a forward direction and as a result, the cranks operate independently of one another." (1)

In other words, you have to pull the crank up so you can push down on it. Ouch!

(1) Ben Larsen, PowerCranks: Crank it up, www.cyclingnews.com



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