Three cheers for using shorter cranks ! I use 150/152 with long legs and
sz.14 feet. 36" pbh. Slightly forward of midfoot shoe placement. Not only
no loss of power, but much more efficient use of it. I can climb seated now
whereas with 170-185's I never could. I mostly ride road, but do
Been riding 165s on my ss mtb for years and always felt like I had enough
leverage.
It is only a ~6% difference in length going from 175 to 165. My breakfast
likely matters more for leverage.
Nice wide bars on the other hand did feel like an improvement.
Clayton Scott
HBG, CA
On Wednesday,
Been riding 165s on my SS mtb for years and never felt like I was lacking
leverage either. It is "only" a ~6% difference in length after all. My
breakfast likely matters more.
Clayton Scott
HBG, CA
On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 2:56:52 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote:
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> I've recently been
I've recently been experimenting with 165, 155, 152 and 145 cranks (80-ish
PBH). I can't vouch for dirt riding or climbing long monster paved hills, but I
detect no leverage difference in general town riding. I rock less on the saddle
and it saves my knees, I think shorter is better.
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You
Regarding crank length - I prefer them 165-170. Tried 175 but liked them
less. Some of it may be what I am used to, although I have zero issues
switching back and forth from 165 to 170. I am 6' tall and of average
proportion.
Unlike Rivendell, I feel like crank length is a matter of personal
Thanks, and this is the discussion I was looking for.
What I ended up with is the FD-3030 road derailleur when an outer chainring
of 46 teeth and up is installed, and an FD-M611 when an outer chainring of
44 teeth or less is installed. This was more because the geometry of my 51
Homer got
I forgive you Steve ...
On Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 12:56:19 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar
wrote:
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> On 9/25/19 12:28 PM, Garth wrote:
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> All I can say about front dérailleurs is that I've found that double
> FD's work on triple cranks much better than triple
This is an anecdote, if not a prescription.
I made an early Dura Ace 74XX fd work on a Brontrager hollow-pipe triple by
cutting off the little lever stop that limited outward throw. Serendipity
arranged that the new, far greater throw corresponded exactly with the
outer ring limit of the
On 9/25/19 12:28 PM, Garth wrote:
All I can say about front dérailleurs is that I've found that double
FD's work on triple cranks much better than triple FD's.
Not universally true. I've recently put a Tiagra FD4603F triple on my
Weigle, which has a 24/34/46 Herse crank (10 spd SRAM
All I can say about front dérailleurs is that I've found that double FD's
work on triple cranks much better than triple FD's. My Bombadil, which I
ride the same as I would any road bike, for example, with a Andel 24/36/46
crank, chainline about 46 or so a 9-speed Shimano Tiagra 4400
The Hollowtech II bottom bracket is a class of external ball bearing bottom
brackets. The Hollowtechs have the advantage of being able to run a hollow
and larger diameter crank axle: more axle strength with a comparable or
lower weight than a square taper BB while still being compatible with
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