Pedal power?

trailgalore said:

On a two wheel bent, which pedal setup gives the most pedal power, pedals on
level with your butt, above it, or below it?

None of the above. It is the angle formed by the bottom bracket, seat
base and seat back that matters. With that said, raising the bottom
bracket above the seat base will reduce frontal area, which is why the
fastest non-faired recumbents use that position.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
Tradition is the worst rational for action.

trailgalore said:

On a two wheel bent, which pedal setup gives the most pedal power, pedals on
level with your butt, above it, or below it?

None of the above. It is the angle formed by the bottom bracket, seat
base and seat back that matters. With that said, raising the bottom
bracket above the seat base will reduce frontal area, which is why the
fastest non-faired recumbents use that position.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
Tradition is the worst rational for action.

Edward Dolan said:

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Quoted message said:

trailgalore said:

On a two wheel bent, which pedal setup gives the most pedal power, pedals
on level with your butt, above it, or below it?

None of the above. It is the angle formed by the bottom bracket, seat base
and seat back that matters. With that said, raising the bottom bracket
above the seat base will reduce frontal area, which is why the fastest
non-faired recumbents use that position.

Trailgalore is asking a very common question about recumbents and does not
give a damn about angles.

The question can not be answered as it was asked, as it omits an
essential variable.

Quoted message said:

Raising the bottom bracket will make you more aerodynamic. What does that
have to do with pedal power?

Nothing, unless seat back angle is also taken into consideration.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
Tradition is the worst rational for action.

Edward Dolan said:

...
Only if you are a nonessential, trivial sort of person. You would be better
off perusing the last quartets of Beethoven instead of wasting your time
with the jerks of RBT....

I prefer Op. 80, 86, 91, 112, 122 and 136. 😉

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"the grinning buddy bear carries a fork." - g.d.