You found a great bike! I'm the resident short cranks whisperer around here, here's the Sugino XD600 152mm on my custom. I had same on a Susie for a short time but it never saw dirt so I can't vouch for clearance, but it's definitely going to be a lot and definitely worked on that bike for general riding.
I think most people ride longer cranks than they need cuz that's what bikes come with so that's what they ride. Is 170 or 175 good if you're really tall or grinding a big single gear up a steep hill? Surely. But I'm 5'-6" and kinda old and creaky and my back and hips don't need all that range of motion on a bike ride..I ride shorties!
Joe Bernard
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I am feeling so very lucky to have found a Gus. On the subject of Gus/Susie bikes; who among us are using a crankset with shorter than 165mm cranks in an effort to improve pedal clearance on rough trails? I’ve been researching available cranks and finding interesting possible benefits other than pedal clearance.
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Apparently the fillets cost more to do, the Gus/Susie are already $250 more than the lugged frames and were going to go higher if they did another run. These are great frames, if money/opportunity ever lines up for me I'm going to grab a Gus. If you want one now and have the cash, buy it!
Joe Bernard
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 8:18:04 PM UTC-8 Luke Hendrickson wrote:
Yeah, I guess the frame builders prefer making lugged framesets over fillet brazing. Too bad, but looking forward to the bike Riv makes that’s sorta between the Susie & Gus.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 7:32:22 PM UTC-8 Paul M wrote:
If you read the current Rivendell Blahg (Grants blog) he mentions that the last fillet brazed Hillibikes, the Gus & Susie shipment that just arrived, will be it for that those models being made. So last chance at owning a beautiful ATB frameset.
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