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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: Peter J on January 08, 2008, 09:16 PM
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I'm picking up my first BMX after a 21 year break...I'm getting a cruiser (from SE-Bmxer :-) ) and wondered what crank lenth people run on these. I was thinking of running 170's as I'm only a bit taller than Spen 5ft 7in 29" leg..... :-[
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I DONT KNOW WAT LENGTH ARE ON YA CRUISER BUT I AM 5,10 AND FIND 175 CRANKS JUST RIGHT FOR ME
BUT IF I WERE YOU I WOULD STEER AWAY FROM 170S TOO SHORT
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Cheers ;)
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180mm for me, especially on a cruiser :daumenhoch:
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Bof showed me the way, 145mm but wearing cubans :daumenhoch:
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I'm only 5"6 and have 180's on my cruiser and changed from 175 to 180 on my 20inch old skool and love em :daumenhoch:
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Bof showed me the way, 145mm but wearing cubans :daumenhoch:
:2funny: :2funny:
180 for cruiser i'm 5ft 8{and a bit} it's all about the gear ratio.
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180's on all of my bikes, old/new/20"/24".
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I've ran 185mm since I was 17'teen... with a Ti' axle.... :)
Justin Green (90's AA pro) used to run 190mm... ???
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i love 180's, dont know how much diff 5mm actually makes but psychologically i cant use 175's, ive got profile 182's on my elf :daumenhoch:
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170mm is too short, Pete.
Try 175mm or 180mm.
I've got 180mm on my BMX bikes and 175mm on my mountain bikes.
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I was using 180mm twin pinch Redlines, then tried my 175mm Pro Class Cranks and loved them. So swapped my 180mm twins for 175mm twins with Tony796.
I thought the 170mm were more for freestyle bikes rather than race bikes. But I had them on my Redline and they were fine, didn't even really notice the difference.
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175s for me, being under 6ft, but also have a few pairs of 180's on show bikes...
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180's on the Quad and I stand 5' 11"
Scoot :daumenhoch:
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170mm is too short, Pete.
Try 175mm or 180mm.
I've got 180mm on my BMX bikes and 175mm on my mountain bikes.
I'm more or less with you there Mike.
I used the 180's for years on BMX's, now i use 177s on both 20" and cruiser. (175 on my mtb). I'm 6 foot, but I've got a long body and only 32" legs.
If I had legs as long as Flem's I'd be on 185's too.
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I'm 5' 10" with 32" legs and have used 185mm since I was 14, never looked back I love them and have them on just about every bike I have but if I was advising anybody then 180mm is a great general purpose length.
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I m 5"6 and use 180mm it works ok for me. Oh yeh thats 5"6 in my cubans. :LolLolLolLol:
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I m 5"6 and use 180mm it works ok for me. Oh yeh thats 5"6 in my cubans. :LolLolLolLol:
And nowt else :shocked: :2funny:
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185mm means you don't have to spin as fast as you did as a youngster also... harder gearing, more leverage... gets this old timer over Dag's doub's 8)
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Run 180's for the last 23 years ;)
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185mm means you don't have to spin as fast as you did as a youngster also... harder gearing, more leverage... gets this old timer over Dag's doub's 8)
Wise man :LolLolLolLol: ..................I like your way of thinking :daumenhoch:
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185mm means you don't have to spin as fast as you did as a youngster also... harder gearing, more leverage... gets this old timer over Dag's doub's 8)
Wise man :LolLolLolLol: ..................I like your way of thinking :daumenhoch:
Jacko, how are those clip things workin' for yah...?(did you watch Graham Norton or Jools Holland at New Year eve?) :daumenhoch:
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Don't think I'll get them, need to improve the bike skills first + Like I said don't think the place for clip’s is on the track just wondered what other people ran...............although considering the leather chaps you recommended for this season :D
Just need to find a leather cap I can fit on top of my helmet :uglystupid2:
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I'm running 180's on my Torker and Brew cruisers, with 185's on my 20" Free Agent. (Not tried the long 'ens yet, but recon I'll run a slightly harder gearing with them.)
That's assuming I ever get to ride - fingers crossed cos I haven't ridden a bike since MK in the summer.
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180's for me on 20" + Cruiser :daumenhoch: