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Old 01-30-2015, 09:33 AM   #14
Keith Seymore
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Re: I heard a rumor

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Originally Posted by BRUISER View Post
Wouldn't it be less ratio? The closer to the pivot point, the shorter the stroke?
Correct - shorter stroke, but stroke is not the same as ratio.

Moving the rod to the same place you put your foot would be a 1:1 ratio. Moving the rod up any amount from there would be an increase in ratio.
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