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07-12-2020, 12:15 PM #1351
Cool. Im going shorter
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07-12-2020, 08:31 PM #1352
Great, now I’m on the hunt for some gently used 167.5mm Sweetwings.
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07-12-2020, 08:55 PM #1353
I wonder if they"d make some custom 164.7's? Shouldnt cost much. Review says i need the same length on both bikes too
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07-12-2020, 09:19 PM #1354
I’m gonna pioneer the trend of different lengths for each leg, as everyone has a leg that is slightly longer than the other. You heard it here first.
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07-12-2020, 09:39 PM #1355
Super tech. Makes complete sense
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07-12-2020, 10:04 PM #1356
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07-13-2020, 05:47 AM #1357
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07-13-2020, 05:48 AM #1358
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07-13-2020, 07:28 AM #1359
I'm going to give 165mm a try. I have really short legs and while my pedal strikes have gotten much fewer on my megatower, they are really violent when i do catch them now. It's not that I've missed a ratchet stroke, it's that I've had my outside pedal down and am coming back to neutral and there is something I need to avoid or slipped a pedal in the air type stuff.
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07-13-2020, 08:37 AM #1360
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07-13-2020, 08:55 AM #1361
Was it?
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07-13-2020, 09:02 AM #1362
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07-13-2020, 10:00 AM #1363
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07-13-2020, 10:12 AM #1364Dad core
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Another data point, I am 6'3" 36" legs ~81cm saddle height. I ran 180s for years then got a couple bikes stock with 170s. The short cranks feel better descending and I quickly go used to the climbing. I now have 170s on my FS and cargo bikes, 172.5 on the cross bike and 175 on the hardtail. All work fine. I still pedal strike all the time on the FS (transition sentinel so it is long and low).
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07-13-2020, 10:32 AM #1365
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07-13-2020, 11:10 AM #1366
DT swiss ring nut anyone else had beef getting it out?
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07-13-2020, 11:32 AM #1367
I like that crank length video. Good find.
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07-13-2020, 12:15 PM #1368
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07-13-2020, 01:07 PM #1369
Can anyone recommend some reading on frame geometry? Out of sheer idleness I was reading that it's a bad idea to but drop bars on any old mtb, because the reach is often long. Just curious what's bad about this, which has spiraled into a general curiosity on the impact of various aspects of frame geometry.
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07-13-2020, 01:24 PM #1370
You can put drop bars on your old MTN bike. Just get a super tall and short stem to put the drops in the right position for you.
Just go to the bike shop and dig in the boxes of old stems and bars and find a combo that fits.
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07-13-2020, 01:38 PM #1371Registered User
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Mall walker is bringing up a great topic
my 30+ yr old mtn bike has a long stem in the 100mm range so would you not still want a long stem ?
the last old parts bins at the LBS I rummaged thru was full of 100mm long stems
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07-13-2020, 01:42 PM #1372
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07-13-2020, 01:51 PM #1373
Geeking out should start and end with Sheldon brown
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/deakins/handlebars.html
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07-13-2020, 02:42 PM #1374
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07-13-2020, 02:56 PM #1375
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