[Salami]

most of you running 170mm cranks?

I am. Like them better than 175s

 

[Nick]

just a hair above 13.5" on my RFX with a 170 fork. 170 cranks. Not too low.

 

[Muddy]

BB is 1/3" lower than OE, has 3/4" increased travel in back, 1 1/4" increased travel in front, close to a 2" longer wheelbase, 2.5° slackened HT. 14.2"

 

[Jm_]

just a hair above 13.5" on my RFX with a 170 fork. 170 cranks. Not too low.

What fork? My debonaire thing sinks it a little bit and then there's the angleset.

 

[Nick]

What fork? My debonaire thing sinks it a little bit and then there's the angleset.

a Lyrik @ 170mm.
BB is perhaps 13 9/16" at best.

 

[mykel]

most of you running 170mm cranks?

Yep, am now. I was on 175's for years, but with the latest bike and a bit lower BB, I shorted up a bit.

 

[Gary]

most of you running 170mm cranks?

Nah
165s on 8 of my bikes only my Capra and BMX have 170s.
not actually running 165s for clearance but because my knees are fucked.

Capra will eventually get 165s when the original BB/drivetrain finally dies.
I don't ride BMX enough anymore for it to matter.

 

[StiHacka]

most of you running 170mm cranks?

Nah
165s on 8 of my bikes only my Capra and BMX have 170s.
not actually running 165s for clearance but because my knees are fucked.

Capra will eventually get 165s when the original BB/drivetrain finally dies.

165mm on mah trail and DH bikes. 170 on the HT. The difference is not material enough for me to buy a new crankset but if I was to get a new one for the HT, it would be 165 also.

 

[jstuhlman]

i miss the feel of 175 but feel like 170 is enough to get pretty close and still avoid some pedal strikes.

 

[Gary]

i miss the feel of 175

What do you miss about it?

 

[jstuhlman]

What do you miss about it?

Hard to quantify. Purely subjectively, I felt like I got a bit more bang for the buck power/efficiency-wise. Slightly more leverage? Less "spinny"? I just about always run a 34 tooth ring up front. Dunno. Curious to hear other's thoughts and/or more scientifically-driven ideas.

 

[Gary]

I think it's a mute point now most folk run massive cassettes TBH.

I run a 36T ring on all my mtbs. and no bigger than a 42t cassettes.

165mm cranks are definitely easier to spin (slightly) faster but that doesn't mean you have to, That's purely down to your gearing choice/gear selection.

 

[ianjenn]

I think my EVO 29" is 12.75" in LOW. Then high is 13.3" it does make a decent amount of friends will rocks while climbing in LOW if you aren't paying attention. 12.5" is probably gonna be too low in many situations would be my guess....

 

[Cerberus75]

I have short legs, so 165mm works better for my knees. Im ok on 170mm but I can spin up out of a corner faster and earlier with the 165mm.