I'm about 6'3" and 94 PBH and ride with 170s. I think I only really noticed a big difference form 175s when my knees would get sore and I was at the top of the stroke. Then the 10mm difference (5 at top, 5 at bottom) was a welcome difference.
On Jan 5, 8:06 pm, amoll68 <amol...@comcast.net> wrote: > Not too often does a 6'3" guy feel short, but it happens once in a > while. > > RE crank length: for me, most of my bikes are 175s, but I've got a > couple with 170s and I don't notice a huge difference. I mean we're > only talking about 1/5 of an inch difference. I think I feel, and > sorta buy the cadence concept - maybe a little easier to spin the > 170s, and more leverage with the 175s. I guess physics and physiology > dictate that. I'm going to try 180s on my current winter project, and > I'm looking forward to it. It's a mid-70s road bike built up with > vintage Campagnolo NR. I'm hoping the 180s will help in the mountains, > when I'm grunting with the 42-28 low. 180 was the preferred length for > Eddy (the Cannibal) Merckx in the mountain stages, so it's gotta be > worth a try. > > Really cool bike - thanks for sharing. > > Alex Moll > Marysville, WA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
