Thank you for your input and comments. I in no way intended to appear pessimistic as if they do not work. On the contrary. I believe that anything that isolates the specific muscles and groups in each leg has to be of value and will yield gains. I was just surprised as to how little is known about them. I (unfortunately) tend to over analyze everything so that when I make a purchase I have all the information and rarely regret making a purchase. I hope that in the not too distant future I too will be able to attain a pair of these PCs; however, I will locate a store that has them (thanks for the info on the Virginia store) and try to get some additional input. Final kick which is a local store in Va Beach were familiar with them; and I am sure that if you offered them a pair to demo at the store, they would take you up on it…another local store that has a good selection of bikes is Conte’s. If you wish I am sponsored by Conte’s (I am no pro) and good friends with Jerry at Final Kick… I could relay your offer to them and let them contact you. I believe that this area (eastern VA) has a lot of triathletes who would be very interested in testing them.
I no longer give stores cranks for demo but I do give them a very good price for that first pair.
I will sell through any LBS for those not at ease with the internet and sell quite a few when people go to their store and ask them to get them from me for them. Some of these stores take advantage of my demo offer when I tell them about it and some don’t. Most stores do not carry the cranks in stock because of the cost, current low volume, and the inability to predict the next customer’s exact need.
Gary, I hope you change your mind about this and stick around. Just because you have a disagreement with someone isn’t a reason to pack up your marbles and go home.
I’ve never tried PC’s as of yet, but am curious. Just can’t justify $700. at this time for something that I am also a bit skeptical about. I am impressed with Dr. Frank’s bio as an engineer/MD/NASA guy, but his promotion of PC’s at times seems over enthusiatic. It’s really up to him to provide some controlled studies to back up these claims.
On the otherhand, while I also respected Andrew credentials, he struck me as an academic type who if not being able to find a peer reviewed double blind controlled sudy in some academic journal, would not likely ever acknowlege the possibility maybe these things really might work. As someone who was scientifically trained but works in an alternative health field, I’ve come to believe that the truth can often lie somewhere in the middle.
If you do leave, at least I’ve boomarked your TT site for future reference.
Gary isn’t leaving…he says that periodically, but keeps coming back to say he’s leaving. Dr. Coggan, on the other hand…he seems to have indeed left. If he hasn’t left, he at least doesn’t seem to post.
Cerveloguy wrote “Dr. Frank’s bio as an engineer/MD/NASA guy”
Closest I ever got to being a NASA guy was a trip to Kennedy Space Center and Houston as a tourist. A was a bubble head though so I am good at holding my breath and I think I may still glow in the dark.
