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Just thought I might ask some of the experts out the
Building a bike for the wife. How long should the crank arms be for a rider that is 5' 7" tall and has a 77.75cm inseam (Inseam measured in socks from crotch to floor) Thanks, Nate |
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Reasonable people may differ, but I'd go for a 165cm with 110bcd. I
assume this ain't no cat1 racer. 165 is reasonably short and easily available. 110bcd gives you a wide variety of chain rings to choose from. I'd probably go for something like 46 x 36. Nothing wrong with a triple either. Regards, Larry |
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LF wrote: Reasonable people may differ, but I'd go for a 165cm with 110bcd. I assume this ain't no cat1 racer. 165 is reasonably short and easily available. 110bcd gives you a wide variety of chain rings to choose from. I'd probably go for something like 46 x 36. Nothing wrong with a triple either. This is for an MTB, so I will prob go with 22 32 44 rings. I have never seen an MTB 165mm crank, do they exist? -Nate |
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Llatikcuf wrote: LF wrote: Reasonable people may differ, but I'd go for a 165cm with 110bcd. I assume this ain't no cat1 racer. 165 is reasonably short and easily available. 110bcd gives you a wide variety of chain rings to choose from. I'd probably go for something like 46 x 36. Nothing wrong with a triple either. This is for an MTB, so I will prob go with 22 32 44 rings. I have never seen an MTB 165mm crank, do they exist? -Nate 5' 7" is pretty tall for a woman. Assuming normal proportions, she's probably got fairly long legs. If it's a MTB, she would probably be OK with "standard" 175mm cranks, unless she's got knee problems or really like to spin. In that case, shorter might be better. FWIW: my wife and I have nearly the same inseam (35" vs. 36"). I'm 6' 4", she's 5' 10". We both ride 175mm cranks on our road bikes. Jeff |
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Llatikcuf wrote: This is for an MTB, so I will prob go with 22 32 44 rings. I have never seen an MTB 165mm crank, do they exist? Don't worry about it. Crank length does not need to be proportional to leg length.170s are commonly spec'ed for smaller frame sizes and the vast majority of riders have no trouble performing optimally with that. |
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Llatikcuf wrote:
Just thought I might ask some of the experts out the Building a bike for the wife. How long should the crank arms be for a rider that is 5' 7" tall and has a 77.75cm inseam (Inseam measured in socks from crotch to floor) Thanks, Nate I'm 5'5" and use 170's on both my road bike and my MTB. Your wife should be okay with 170's also. Jean |
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Jean wrote: I'm 5'5" and use 170's on both my road bike and my MTB. Your wife should be okay with 170's also. Jean Very cool, Thanks for the help. Anybody have a pair of square taper 44/32/22 170mm 9s cranks they want to sell? The bb is a 113mm. llatikcuf at gmail dot com -Nate |
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Llatikcuf wrote:
Just thought I might ask some of the experts out the Building a bike for the wife. How long should the crank arms be for a rider that is 5' 7" tall and has a 77.75cm inseam (Inseam measured in socks from crotch to floor) 160 or 165. You might have to get them from TA, because Shimano only seem to cater for average-to-tall males. |
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