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The Effect of a Non-Circular Chainring on Cycling Performance

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The aim of this work was to analyse the effect of a non-circular chainring during sub and supra-maximal cycling conditions on physiological, mechanical and muscular data. Results showed that the use of the non-circular chainring was beneficial during top and bottom dead centres by decreasing the effective force for a same external force for sub-maximal condition and by increasing the crank angular velocity for supra-maximal condition. However, this non-circular chainring was without effect during the pedal downstroke.

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  1. Laboratoire de Modélisation des Activités Sportives, Bourget du Lac, France

    Nicolas Horvais, Pierre Samozino & Frédérique Hintzy

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  1. SportKreativWerkstatt GmbH, Herzogstraße 48, D-80803, München, Germany

    Eckehard Fozzy Moritz

  2. Centre for Sport and Exercise Science Collegiate Hall, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK

    Steve Haake

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Horvais, N., Samozino, P., Hintzy, F. (2006). The Effect of a Non-Circular Chainring on Cycling Performance. In: Moritz, E.F., Haake, S. (eds) The Engineering of Sport 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-46050-5_16

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