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Crankset help me choose?
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 2009-08-14 10:09 PM |
Veteran 381  |  Subject: Crankset help me choose?I bought a nice 7900 dura ace cervelo tri bike and After getting fit they suggested I get a 177.5 crankset. Which sucks. Because its more money out of my pocket. SO now im in the market for one and I dont knwo what direction to go. The crank I have now is awesome, its carbon FSA SLK lite. Its worth like 700, but unfortunatly Im not sure if ill ever be able to resell it, not sure if theres a market for this. WHich crank could I get that would compare to my FSA for around 600.00? I dont know a good website but im sure online purchase would be better then the ripoff bikeshop. Thanks for the help. Train Hard -Ben |
| 2009-08-15 4:22 AM in reply to: #2350052 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290  The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Crankset help me choose? $700? That might be MSRP but I see it all over the web for $450... haven't found a 177.5 yet though. FSA says they do make it int hat length though. |
| 2009-08-15 8:09 PM in reply to: #2350052 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Crankset help me choose? What crank length are you currently riding and are you having issues? Did they say why they thought you should be on longer cranks? Shane |
| 2009-08-15 9:57 PM in reply to: #2350052 |
| Veteran 381 | Subject: RE: Crankset help me choose? Well im 6ft 3in and have very small inseem. I have long legs and small torso and im pretty flexible. So a longer crank was suggested by my bike fitter who used retul. I am also confused about the crank length because 177.5 compared to 175 seems like nothing. Its ashame to spend extra money but i know more power on the bike makes it worth it. I want to look at a 180 crank length, but im not sure how to test which length is best for me. |
| 2009-08-16 5:20 AM in reply to: #2351094 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Crankset help me choose? benc84 - 2009-08-15 11:57 PM Well im 6ft 3in and have very small inseem. I have long legs and small torso and im pretty flexible. So a longer crank was suggested by my bike fitter who used retul. I am also confused about the crank length because 177.5 compared to 175 seems like nothing. Its ashame to spend extra money but i know more power on the bike makes it worth it. I want to look at a 180 crank length, but im not sure how to test which length is best for me. I assume that you meant you have a long inseam with your long legs. I would agree with your assessment that 2.5mm is a very small change and unless you were having trouble with your fit, I would continue to ride what you have on the bike currently. FWIW, I am 6'2" and currently have three bikes; two have 175's and one has 170's and the only reason I know they are not all the same is that I just checked the length. Shane |
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