I've tried 165, 170, and 172.5. Small changes can make a discernable difference on a bike. 170s work best for me (and I'm short with a 29" inseam) so that is what I stay with.
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Garth, > > You and I are on the same page .. it's bunk for me. Then I am not as > sensitive to bike setup as many. I have 171 I think on the Ram and they > are perfect.. those Rene Herse Cranks.. I have 175's on my AHH and 175's on > my Bombadil with 172.5 on my Mountain bike.... I accidentally put 165's on > a new build and didn't realize it till I was cleaning the bike a month > later... I changed them out.. 165's really I'm 6'5" tall I can't ride > those.. especially now that I know they are there.. :) > > Kelly > > On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 7:56:45 AM UTC-5, Garth wrote: >> >> Experimenting on myself, all "formulas" for crank length are bunk ! >> lol lol Yes, I said it ! I followed them , like "they" say, and I >> have found using shorter ones to be absolutely puuuurfect , for Me ! And >> yes .... I need please no one but me ... who else is there ? lol >> >> I use Sugino XD 152's . I have a 36" inseam and size 15 feet. I use a >> mid foot position over the pedal ... another one of those "myths" I tested >> and debunked . I get the speed of a short crank with the leverage of a >> long one with this way of riding ... and it came out by imagining it !! >> What would it feel like to have the leverage of long cranks yet still be >> able to spin like short ones ? Lo and behold ... this came to my mind to >> try and it's better than I even imagined !!! >> >> I could use even shorter ones, but these are fine for now as I am at the >> limits of bar height with my Bombadil already. >> The 152 XD's come with 24/36/50 rings and are spaced as 7/8 speed. Yes, >> the rings are spaced wider than the longer XD's. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
