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Does Crank Length Matter Anymore
On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:37:23 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie
wrote: I've been using 175s and even 177.5 for 40 years, but with all the gears now available, I'm wondering if length makes all that much difference, to a point. I wonder if I could feel the difference between a 175 and a 170mm. I'm really more interested in whether my son would feel the difference, because I can get a killer deal on an expensive crank that is 170mm. He rides a 175 usually and has long legs. My track bike had 167.5 cranks and my road bikes have 175s. I'd notice the difference for about 10 feet and then it would be unimportant. I had 180s for a while and those possibly aggravated a torn medial meniscus in my left knee; I got rid of those and haven't tried 180s since. I also had surgery and got rid of some of the meniscus... Remember to adjust the saddle height to compensate, which removes much of the difference in feel between the different crank lengths. |
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On 05/10/15 12:48, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 19:00:13 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Yawl have oak, ash, hard and soft maple, aspen mmmmm aspen ? We have madrone, oak, fir, pine, redwood, and broken up pallets in order of decreasing desireability. live oak doesn't burn. I burn mostly oak and madrone. Mostly white oak, but I sometimes get live oak. Oak burns quite nicely (when dry). https://goo.gl/tGMFLQ Nice, but this format works just as well for Google images: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=firewood+stacking+methods I have zero artistic talent and will not attempt a firewood pile sculpture. Here's my pile for this year. About 1.4 cords: http://www.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/firewood-2015.html and previous piles: http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/ I've heard piles can be very uncomfortable. I just replaced about 200m of fence, and the old posts were of ironbark. I have maybe 50 of them in my shed. Some I can reuse. Others will make excellent firewood. http://www.woodsolutions.com.au/Wood...s/red-ironbark -- JS |
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"jbeattie" wrote in message ... I've been using 175s and even 177.5 for 40 years, but with all the gears now available, I'm wondering if length makes all that much difference, to a point. I wonder if I could feel the difference between a 175 and a 170mm. I'm really more interested in whether my son would feel the difference, because I can get a killer deal on an expensive crank that is 170mm. He rides a 175 usually and has long legs. -- Jay Beattie. There is a lengthy discussion of it he http://bikedynamics.co.uk/FitGuidecranks.htm Graham. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:37:23 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie
wrote: I've been using 175s and even 177.5 for 40 years, but with all the gears now available, I'm wondering if length makes all that much difference, to a point. I wonder if I could feel the difference between a 175 and a 170mm. FWIW, I'm 6'4" tall with a 36" inseam. I've tried 170, 175, and 180 mm cranks, and I like 170 best. I'm a pathetic climber but a strong sprinter; I found that the longer cranks didn't help at all with my climbing, but they really reduced my ability to spin. |
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On 05/10/2015 9:18 AM, Greg Berchin wrote:
On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:37:23 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie wrote: I've been using 175s and even 177.5 for 40 years, but with all the gears now available, I'm wondering if length makes all that much difference, to a point. I wonder if I could feel the difference between a 175 and a 170mm. FWIW, I'm 6'4" tall with a 36" inseam. I've tried 170, 175, and 180 mm cranks, and I like 170 best. I'm a pathetic climber but a strong sprinter; I found that the longer cranks didn't help at all with my climbing, but they really reduced my ability to spin. My last bike was a 54 with a crank length of 172.5. My current bike is a 52 with a 170 crank. Frames are similar - both Tarmacs, old one an Elite and the new one a pro. Initially I was worried about the length being shorter but it didn't seem to make a difference. The bike sizing is different with the different size frame. I seem to have been able to spin better this past year with the new one so you may be right. But it's hard to say which change caused which effect. Different size bike. 53/39 to 52/34. 10 speed to 11 speed. But I can't say that I've actually noticed any difference with the crank size. Maybe if I had changed the crank only. |
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On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 8:04:25 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote:
On 05/10/2015 9:18 AM, Greg Berchin wrote: On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:37:23 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie wrote: I've been using 175s and even 177.5 for 40 years, but with all the gears now available, I'm wondering if length makes all that much difference, to a point. I wonder if I could feel the difference between a 175 and a 170mm. FWIW, I'm 6'4" tall with a 36" inseam. I've tried 170, 175, and 180 mm cranks, and I like 170 best. I'm a pathetic climber but a strong sprinter; I found that the longer cranks didn't help at all with my climbing, but they really reduced my ability to spin. My last bike was a 54 with a crank length of 172.5. My current bike is a 52 with a 170 crank. Frames are similar - both Tarmacs, old one an Elite and the new one a pro. Initially I was worried about the length being shorter but it didn't seem to make a difference. The bike sizing is different with the different size frame. I seem to have been able to spin better this past year with the new one so you may be right. But it's hard to say which change caused which effect. Different size bike. 53/39 to 52/34. 10 speed to 11 speed. But I can't say that I've actually noticed any difference with the crank size. Maybe if I had changed the crank only. Crank length changes are supposed to have a more significant impact on shorter riders. I wonder if going 5mm shorter for a tall rider (he's 6'5" and change) would be more or less likely to get lost in the noise -- or, alternately, that it would annoy him. He is a very good climber for his size, but he spins -- he always spins . . . sprinting, climbing, JRA. I don't know where he got his spinning style, because I grind. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 05/10/2015 11:45 AM, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 8:04:25 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: On 05/10/2015 9:18 AM, Greg Berchin wrote: On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:37:23 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie wrote: I've been using 175s and even 177.5 for 40 years, but with all the gears now available, I'm wondering if length makes all that much difference, to a point. I wonder if I could feel the difference between a 175 and a 170mm. FWIW, I'm 6'4" tall with a 36" inseam. I've tried 170, 175, and 180 mm cranks, and I like 170 best. I'm a pathetic climber but a strong sprinter; I found that the longer cranks didn't help at all with my climbing, but they really reduced my ability to spin. My last bike was a 54 with a crank length of 172.5. My current bike is a 52 with a 170 crank. Frames are similar - both Tarmacs, old one an Elite and the new one a pro. Initially I was worried about the length being shorter but it didn't seem to make a difference. The bike sizing is different with the different size frame. I seem to have been able to spin better this past year with the new one so you may be right. But it's hard to say which change caused which effect. Different size bike. 53/39 to 52/34. 10 speed to 11 speed. But I can't say that I've actually noticed any difference with the crank size. Maybe if I had changed the crank only. Crank length changes are supposed to have a more significant impact on shorter riders. I wonder if going 5mm shorter for a tall rider (he's 6'5" and change) would be more or less likely to get lost in the noise -- or, alternately, that it would annoy him. He is a very good climber for his size, but he spins -- he always spins . . . sprinting, climbing, JRA. I don't know where he got his spinning style, because I grind. I grind too, especially on climbs which is probably why I suck at climbing. I think in my case the difference was also lost in the noise. I'm 5'8" so not that tall. I was actually hoping the shorter crank would give me more clearance between toe and front wheel but alas the wheel base is a bit shorter too so nothing gained there. |
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Crank length changes are supposed to have a more significant impact on
shorter riders. I wonder if going 5mm shorter for a tall rider (he's 6'5" and change) would be more or less likely to get lost in the noise -- or, alternately, that it would annoy him. He is a very good climber for his size, but he spins -- he always spins . . . sprinting, climbing, JRA. I don't know where he got his spinning style, because I grind. I grind too, especially on climbs which is probably why I suck at climbing. Do you grind on climbs because you prefer a low cadence? Or would you use a lower gear (and higher cadence) if you had it? |
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Does Crank Length Matter Anymore
Crank as Brandt..
http://bikedynamics.co.uk/FitGuidecranks.htm for OCTOBER'S SHOVEL AWARD ! super.... needed wuhwuhwuh needed get it ? nee dead ? wuhwuhwuh I regress.. izza database of knee injuries for crank size before changing and crank size after changing. with psychological profile where we immediately throw out J both ! spinning is the obvious no damage area...so your son should spin. wanna agrue with this ? I had a knee let go climbing a intercoatal bridg doig the grind power thing. painless. zzzzzlip....immobullized and the knee went back to square one. thank you knee gods. no warning....zzzzlip no knee. for me I cannah or haven't learned to prevent bouncing when spinning faster n faster. a deafinite PITA. |
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