Originally Posted by
GhostRider62
You have no idea what you are talking about.
You do realize the recumbent hour record was set on 130 mm cranks.
I've ridden 200 mm and also very short cranks. There are enormous benefits to short cranks in some applications.....better aerodynamics, easier to bring the pedal over the top (hip flexor issues), and lower inertial power losses from those big fat legs. Torque is a red herring, just use a smaller gear.
Instead of a lot of useless words, how about quoting some studies.
Is this a thread about recumbents? Is climbing a part of riding where one might benefit from lower torque? Instead of looking through my post history to pick fights how about you get over the fact that you don't like my style and that that is on you. I notice that that post of mine that so ticked you off another poster said pretty much the same thing I did. Why isn't theirs also 'lousy'? I stand by my opinions. Studies ... you say you've used 200mm cranks. What study could I find that would trump that?