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Tom Ace writes:
>>> In the stationary-bike demonstration, I can lower the outside of
>>> the left pedal by about one inch. This is with a Columbus SL
>>> frame (from the late 1970s) and 170mm cranks, and I weigh 85kg.
>> Does this drop take into account the flattening of the tires with
>> the load?
> The one inch doesn't include the tire squashage. The pedal drops by
> a little over an inch relative to the floor.
OK, so at what pedal position are you doing this and how. Are you
sitting astride the bicycle in the saddle? How is this bicycle
anchored to the trainer? This sounds like a huge displacement for a
bicycle on which a rider is pedaling.
Jobst Brandt
>>> In the stationary-bike demonstration, I can lower the outside of
>>> the left pedal by about one inch. This is with a Columbus SL
>>> frame (from the late 1970s) and 170mm cranks, and I weigh 85kg.
>> Does this drop take into account the flattening of the tires with
>> the load?
> The one inch doesn't include the tire squashage. The pedal drops by
> a little over an inch relative to the floor.
OK, so at what pedal position are you doing this and how. Are you
sitting astride the bicycle in the saddle? How is this bicycle
anchored to the trainer? This sounds like a huge displacement for a
bicycle on which a rider is pedaling.
Jobst Brandt