Q factor

English

Etymology

In the cycling sense, Q standing for quack – a reference to the wide stance and waddling gait of ducks, coined by American bicycle designer Grant Petersen in 1991.[1]

Noun

Q factor

  1. A measure of the quality of an electric circuit; the ratio of the reactance to the resistance.
  2. (cycling) The distance between the pedal holes of a pair of crank arms mounted on the bottom bracket axle.

See also

References

  1. ^ Brown, Sheldon (2008), “Q-factor”, in Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary‎[1]
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