ZenTriBrett wrote:
I recently added 1 cm pedal extenders to my Trek SC and loved it. And then soon after, my Ultegra crank arm broke. Shimano's are two or three pieces bonded together, not one piece, so the extra torque from moving the lever out to the side tore them apart. Just a heads up if thread readers decide to go that route.
Shimano Ultegra cranks apparently do this on occasion, to plenty of people, no pedal extenders needed. It's happened to me a few years ago without pedal extenders as well.
I'm going back to a SRAM Force crank who's arms are one piece.
Question for the aero experts - It used to be thought that you want your front fork legs in close to the wheel as possible for better aerodynamics. But then we found moving the fork legs out from the front wheel actually helps wind pass through better. Could the same case be made for increasing the q-factor, which moves your legs away from the frame a tiny bit? We are seeing supercars like the newest Ford GT having huge vents through the body to let air pass through instead of pushing a pressure wave to make the air go around it.
Knees in is much better aerodynamically. I recall a pro rider who pedaled knees out testing 40W lower with knees near the top tube.
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