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Back when I first started riding road bikes, m.st of them in m. size (56 cm C-C) cam. stock with 170 m. long crank arm.. I then tried 172.5 m. crank arm. and, liking what I felt, graduated upwards to 175 m. arm..Now I've becom. so used to the longer circular arc of 175 m. arm., when I spin on a bike with the (m.re usual) 172.5 m. size crank arm., it feels kinda awkward and inefficient. I really do prefer the "feel" of 175's and I'm wondering if I'd like the feel of 177.5 m., or longer, arm. too...
Have any of you tried using "longer-than-usual" crank arm. for an appreciable am.unt of tim. ? If so, what did you think of them ?
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Topic - Any cyclists here spin longer-than-usual crankarms ? - peppy m. 14:29:43 11/28/21 (21)
- Like pushing bigger gears at slower cadences ? ) longer cranks. Like spinning... - peppy m. 15:49:22 11/29/21 (0)
- RE: Any cyclists here spin longer-than-usual crankarms ? - pictureguy 17:41:13 11/28/21 (0)
- Other way round... - Ivan303 14:53:56 11/28/21 (0)
- RE: Any cyclists here spin longer-than-usual crankarms ? - JDK 14:45:34 11/28/21 (16)
- They should be matched to your leg length - jedrider 15:12:25 11/28/21 (13)
- Crank length proportional to leg length used to be the case - JDK 17:02:41 11/28/21 (6)
- RE: Crank length proportional to leg length used to be the case - b.l.zeebub 05:23:18 11/29/21 (5)
- RE: Crank length proportional to leg length used to be the case - JDK 13:48:33 11/29/21 (0)
- More torque is a benefit - Dave_K 11:51:59 11/29/21 (3)
- RE: More torque is a benefit - JDK 15:36:41 11/29/21 (2)
- The benefit is there regardless of your gearing choice - Dave_K 05:29:42 11/30/21 (1)
- RE: The benefit is there regardless of your gearing choice - JDK 13:26:22 11/30/21 (0)
- RE: "racing bikes come with 175mm typically, so I always have to buy my own cranks"... - Ivan303 15:59:32 11/28/21 (5)
- the Trek dealer moved me down from 58 to 56... - Jim Pearce 16:29:06 11/28/21 (4)
- I could easily ride a 56 cm Trek... - Ivan303 17:00:30 11/28/21 (3)
- I think I'm in a similar situation - Dave_K 10:52:47 11/29/21 (0)
- I'm 6'1-1/2" but only a 31" inseam... - Jim Pearce 17:21:58 11/28/21 (1)
- This is the problem with off-the-rack clothing and frame sizes. - ghost of olddude55 04:19:47 11/29/21 (0)
- Agreed... - Ivan303 14:55:40 11/28/21 (1)
- Yep! - JDK 17:07:04 11/28/21 (0)
- RE: Any cyclists here spin longer-than-usual crankarms ? - b.l.zeebub 14:44:29 11/28/21 (0)