"rdclark" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>I just put a pair of red pedals on my (titanium) bike. I'll let y'all
>know if they make my feet go faster. Seems to me the combination of red
>pedals and a ti bike, following Mark Hickey's theory, should be
>unbeatable.
It would seem that way, but in fact the advantage of the red pedal on
the forward stroke is cancelled by that of the red pedal coming back
on the return stroke. There is some evidence that mounting a red
pedal on the outside, and a blue pedal on the inside of a track bike
will be good for a nice boost, but it's hard to achieve that on a
non-track course.
I'm working on perfecting a color-shift pedal paint that's blue from
one angle and red from another. With careful attention to getting the
alignment right, I expect that I should be able to get some real
color-based performance gain, though I suspect it will require some
serious ankling to maximize the advantage.
Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame
