[OHPV-list] Crankset Suggestions?

[Jeff Wills]

Chris:

There's a couple good-quality 165mm length cranksets available from Harris
Cyclery: http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/cranks.html#11074 . I'd bet that
something similar is available locally.

Right now, I've got more cranksets than bikes, which means I need to
buy... more bikes... otherwise I'd take the Dura-Ace off your hands.

FWIW: Diane and I both ride 175's, which seems about right for a 36"
inseam. Amazingly enough, we have the same leg length.

Jeff


> Hi all,
>
> I just acquired a nice pre-owned HPV. It came with a beautiful, new (never
> seen a chain) Dura-Ace 7703 crankset. The crankarms are 172.5 mm, and I'm
> thinking that I should go shorter. [I have 175s on my Vision and the pedal
> circle has always been a challenge for me.]
>
> Basically, I have two questions:
>
> 1. What is the collective wisdom on crank length? If I get another crank,
> I'd be inclined to go down to 165 mm, but that would be something of a
> 'knee-jerk' reaction. ;^)
>
> 2. Is anybody interested in buying a very beautiful, expensive road
> triple? Here's a little info about it at
> http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=21678&subcategory_ID=5122
> . [Hint: It has 30-39-53 chainrings and may be a good go-fast upgrade for
> a Gold-Rush or similar.]
>
> Thank you for your input!
>
> --Chris
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Jeff Wills

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