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Offset bicycle crank boosts power

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UPDATED March 2005 The evolution of the bicycle has never really stopped since a Parisian named Monsieur de Sirvac added a second wheel to a child's hobbyhorse in 1791 to create the "velocifere" - the pedal-less precursor to the modern bicycle. The innovative ROTOR pedal system continues this evolution by utilising independent cranks that are not aligned at a fixed 180' to eliminate the "dead point" that occurs when conventional pedals are vertically positioned.Anyone who has tackled a very steep hill on a bicycle will understand the concept of a dead point.

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