Does anyone run 16omm. or 165mm. cranks on their fixie. I'm 5'4" with a 27" instep, and could easily run 165's but am thinking of 160's. Your thoughts please.
I use 175 as they were all I could get hold of at a sensible price
For your inside leg size 165s would be fine. The size of gear also has a bearing. The lower the gear the shorter the crank can be.
Wingnut. running 48-19 = around 66"
I'd be happy with the 165 on that but if you can easily get 160s go for it. Better clearance. Nice gear size.
I commute on a fixed gear and my previous cranks were 170, they were replaced by 165s and I really can't txell the difference. also lost a tooth on the ring in the process so am now running 48x16 fwiw
changes of one tooth more or less on cranks or 55mm on the cranks really isn't a biggie IME
yeah i've got 170s on mine and can't tell the difference between my other 3 bikes really. I'm running 46x17.
Thanks everyone. Sheldon Brown was a big advocate of short cranks on fixies. Anyone know of a supply of 160mm cranks?
Slight highjack, I have a set of square taper 170mm Specialized cranks with UN54 bb (less than 100 miles) and Middleburn 38T 'ring. £50 posted
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