Left Side Crankset

[Deleted member 35268]

Probably seen this before but took me a while to calibrate in my brain the use of a left hand crank for the US team at last weekend champs in the Womens Team Pursuit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43250664

 

[classic33]

Fixed as well though. The left hand cranks have been used on tandems.

 

[cyberknight]

They used them at the 2016 Olympics, something to do with aerodynamics on the track
http://www.velonews.com/2016/05/bik...cret-weapon-left-side-drive-felt-tafrd_406510

 

[Racing roadkill]

Probably to save a few grammes of centrifugal force.

Force is measured in Newtons. Gram is a metric unit of mass.

 

[Racing roadkill]

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I really must get my Jaundice sorted.