Hey, not exactly sure where to post this but I figure this would be the best forum.
I bought a 15" Kona freeride hardtail off a buddy for my gf. She only rides on the roads and I can't stand the walmart-level bike she has now which is why I bought this thing. Sooner or later I'll try to introduce her to a little bit more dirt.
So she's only 5' tall and the cranks on the bike are 170mm (the cranks on her old crap bike were 170mm as well). The current cranks are Truvativ Hussefelts which are dead heavy but I have a full older style XT octalink crankset collecting dust. I'd install those but they're 175mm. Am I going to cause problems installing those?? I don't want to cause knee pains or discomfort. Is there a formula somewhere for cranklength vs. rider height?
Thanks a lot!!
I bought a 15" Kona freeride hardtail off a buddy for my gf. She only rides on the roads and I can't stand the walmart-level bike she has now which is why I bought this thing. Sooner or later I'll try to introduce her to a little bit more dirt.
So she's only 5' tall and the cranks on the bike are 170mm (the cranks on her old crap bike were 170mm as well). The current cranks are Truvativ Hussefelts which are dead heavy but I have a full older style XT octalink crankset collecting dust. I'd install those but they're 175mm. Am I going to cause problems installing those?? I don't want to cause knee pains or discomfort. Is there a formula somewhere for cranklength vs. rider height?
Thanks a lot!!