Thinking about the curved French Chandeze cranks on Ebay today and about Biopace chainwheels, etc., makes me ask if any one has ever tried asymmetric crank leverage factors to try to optimize pedalling by human beings with typically asymmetric leg strength. Just as persons have a dominant hand, they also have a dominant leg. The dominant leg is stronger. The non dominant leg is weaker. It makes some intuitive sense to design some kind of asymmetry into the leverage of the cranks to optimize pedalling between dominant and nondominant leg. Has anyone ever done this?
Don Wilson Los Olivos, CA USA
FWIW, I have always thought that crank leverage factors should be asymmetric between left and right because most riders have a stronger and weaker leg, just as they have a stronger and weaker arm. Does anyone know if any crank/chainwheel manu
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