Originally Posted by
Rogerogeroge
OMG, that's hilarious! Look how much that BB spindle sticks out on the drive side. Is the BB dished? What's the Q-factor, about 3 feet?
He's in the middle chain ring and there's quite a bit of sag in that chain. Methinks those inner chainrings are only operable with one or two of the sprockets on back.
I see Renee Herse all over that thing, explains a lot.
The image is an april fool's joke posted by Rene Herse themselves a couple years ago. It's not a serious bicycle setup.
https://www.renehersecycles.com/comp...ntuple-cranks/
Asymmetric BBs
are a thing, by the way. It allows for a reduction in q-factor, and most riders aren't bothered by the asymmetry: the extent to which it affects leg extension and the rider's angle on the saddle is pretty subtle.
Asymmetric spindles were very common in the age when 3-piece cranksets dominated... On my '79 Fuji America, the Sugino Mighty Tour triple crankset is set up with a 142mm q-factor through the use of a spindle which is about 1cm longer on the DS than the NDS, and the bike pedals beautifully.
