As a general rule, based on comments made over the years by many top
riders in their various areas, I'd offer this:
Narrow Q for speed, wide Q for stability.
George Peck liked a wide stance on his mountain ultimate wheels, for
example, when the conventional wisdom for those was that narrower was
better. Of course hardly anyone else was taking their ultimate wheels
on rocky trails...
For racing, the wider your stance, the more wobble you get in your
line. In other words, your unicycle doesn't trace as straight a line on
the ground as it would with a narrower setup. Some people naturally
wobble more than others, but narrowing the pedals helps.
Most people want to ride somewhere in between; fast sometimes and
technical other times. Then you have to decide which is more important
to you, along with the factors of ankle-banging and other things. If
you naturally walk toe-out, for instance, you're more likely to
appreciate cranks with some Q.
--
johnfoss
John Foss
Email: "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com
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