Crank length and asthma?Is there a qualified pulmonary specialist on this forum?
 

Any thoughts? I just bought a pseudo 29" in the trading post from
AccordNSX, 150mm cranks, and I'm wondering if shorter or longer will
leave me in an asthmatic fit :eek: (kind of like this all too
convienant gasping head).

There's a formula right? Shorter cranks are ..... but longer cranks are
more.... so if you ride ...... then ...... is probably better. I'll
figure it out eventually but I was hoping someone could post and save
me a blind trial and error.

Anyways the unicycle looks sweet, it's over here
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52153


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Crank length and asthma?Is there a qualified pulmonary specialist on this forum?
 

I'm no pulmonary expert. But I know that shorter cranks make it easier
to go fast, but harder to slow down. Longer cranks make it easier to go
up hills, but harder to go fast. I don't know what types of riding
you're planning on doing with your sweet new uni, so can't tell which
of these might exacerbate your asthma!


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That's the comparison I was looking for. I'll probably try the 29" out
(I use a 24" now and any real distance is :eek:) and go slightly longer
depending on the speed advantage it already has. Now that I'm
visualizing it, I think fewer revolutions is the key, if only slightly.


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With shorter cranks, you can spin higher rpms easier, which in turn
means you can go faster. Short cranks feel "snappy," but with longer
cranks you have more control


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