reever
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I'd never heard of this before either. I think it's sort of new. You know how the scientific community is slow to think out of the box, and this is definitely out of the box thinking. If max power comes with complete leg extension, that would fit right in with this new setting. I don't think complete leg extension is measured at the knee and ankle. I think it is measured at the knee only. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, agreed? That can also be said of the circle we push--if we are relying on small muscles to push or pull the pedal through parts of that circular path (i.e. the muscles on the front of our shin), then we are not as powerful as we could be if we relied on larger, more powerful muscles to do the same thing (i.e., some of the quadriceps in the thigh). I'll tell you what this feels like. It feels like shortening the stroke of an engine and therefore increasing the rpm. For us recumbenters increasing the rpms is usually a good thing since we are power deficient when compared to uprights. Hey, I'm not convinced yet. If you don't want to try it--don't. If you do think you might.....study it for awhile before you drill holes in a pair of shoes. I just did it because I had an old pair that I had quit using. Not a debate....just a study of my own. I love sharing stuff that might be helpful to others.
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