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Title: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: SEARLE on January 18, 2009, 08:22 PM

im 6"2 own a 24 haro cruiser with 175 cranks.at my height would i benifit from changing to 180???? ???

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: magna13 on January 18, 2009, 08:38 PM

I would change ;)

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: harris on January 18, 2009, 08:45 PM

even 185s at a push 
depends how high the bb is

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: brass monkey! on January 18, 2009, 08:48 PM

Quote from: harris on January 18, 2009, 08:45 PM

even 185s at a push 
depends how high the bb is

as the man says....180 or 185  ;)

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on January 18, 2009, 08:52 PM

wo wo wo wo

185s     tush

biggest to go  is 180s as you will find the 185s hard to spin

i run 180s on a 20 but cruiser 175 to spin the gear better

just see how you gety on

i had an sr 24 and ran profile 180s but went back to 175s and found i span out the gate a lot better

russ :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: stidds on January 18, 2009, 09:36 PM

I am running 175's on my cruiser as MADD DOGG says to spin.  I have always tended to run the same length on both 20" and 24" as a rule of thumb.

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: dialledbikes on January 18, 2009, 10:07 PM

Ben Forwood is probably the tallest rider in UK BMX at around 6ft 5".  He got his E1, W4 and E4 plates on Profile 181mm cranks and his W2 on Shimano DXR 180mm cranks.  Spin to win.

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: mr.magoo on January 19, 2009, 08:32 PM

no, power through....longer crank more leverage, more push/torque....unless you got skinny legs, then spin to win

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: se on January 19, 2009, 08:51 PM

177mm Redline single pinches.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: mudman on January 25, 2009, 09:49 AM

I run 145s on my Freeagent Limo 24 but its a long story........

Title: Re: 24" cruiser cranks...175 or 180?????????
Post by: mr.magoo on January 25, 2009, 10:18 AM

well, now your gonna have to tell us the story..... cos i have a mental picture of the road runner pedaling like **** on your freeagent :LolLolLolLol:

my limo 24 has 180's and Haro 24" has 175's.....Haro don't feel right, Limo  :smitten: