Eewings are now available in 160mm if those Talon cranks are too cheap for you. https://canecreek.com/product/eewings/?goal=0_80ba2b2a87-563cdf08f8-223658911
Short Crank Curious…
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I have been wanting 160 eewings.
Those motherfuckers
(guarantee that we start seeing 160’s and even 155’s soon from the more nimble big players, such as Race Face, etc)
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Uhhh, thanks, Captain obvious!
Okay, okay, okay, now I want 157.5’s for my ebike. 
So we make ebikes more throttle you could technically get away with a post through bb..just slight movement engages drive...
Good video on this topic, I've ridden w/ Jeff a few times, nice guy...That said after hearing his comments I def would not want to run these for trail riding etc. I probably will go 155 or 150 on my DH bike relatively soon.
You can tell no one here is used to dropping an outside foot and drifting long fast corners with their inside foot out
I never realized watching where you're pedaling is so hard
I never realized watching where you're pedaling is so hard
Curiosity and boredom got the better of me so I just watched the JKW video above.
I really can't work out if his video is for complete beginners or complete morons as I honestly find it difficult to believe anyone who's ridden a variety of bikes over multiple decades wouldn't already know every single completely fucking obvoius point he made.
I mean seriously. You have 10s of thousands of dollars worth of bicycle related purchases under your belt and you're telling me you STILL didn't understand how gearing or leverage or COG or timing work until you watched a fucking Youtube video?
WTAF?
Ps. "Orange n Maple Leaf Supliments" to do a 2hr bike ride? Fuck off Son!
I really can't work out if his video is for complete beginners or complete morons as I honestly find it difficult to believe anyone who's ridden a variety of bikes over multiple decades wouldn't already know every single completely fucking obvoius point he made.
I mean seriously. You have 10s of thousands of dollars worth of bicycle related purchases under your belt and you're telling me you STILL didn't understand how gearing or leverage or COG or timing work until you watched a fucking Youtube video?
WTAF?
Ps. "Orange n Maple Leaf Supliments" to do a 2hr bike ride? Fuck off Son!
I know it’s kinda off topic, but I’m wondering if any taller guys have had luck with sub-165s on trail bikes or other bikes that you do a significant amount of climbing on. I’m 6’ w/34” leg.
I have some chronic knee issues that could perhaps be helped by pedaling smaller circles. (Pedal strikes on technical climbs are not why I’m interested.)
I’m wholly ignorant of the road bike world but have seen some articles that indicate that short cranks are being experimented with in that sphere too. https://road.cc/content/feature/are-shorter-cranks-better-your-bike-295963
I have some chronic knee issues that could perhaps be helped by pedaling smaller circles. (Pedal strikes on technical climbs are not why I’m interested.)
I’m wholly ignorant of the road bike world but have seen some articles that indicate that short cranks are being experimented with in that sphere too. https://road.cc/content/feature/are-shorter-cranks-better-your-bike-295963
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I'm at 170 now on most of my pedaled MTB's and just shortened my roadie to 172.5 versus the 175 I was always on for everything.
6'2" and 35".
You should give the 165's a try, pick up a cheap set from CL or eBay then go fancy later if you feel the need.
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I had 155 on the last dh bike and loved it . Doing 160 on Enduro bike, I clipped a crap ton on compression and rocks on slash...they are 170...
Going back to 155 on new DH bike, putting the session on wall for a bit while I run new sled (be here this week) but 155mm for it...even pedalling that sled around my knees pop alot less and less strain on inside of knee cap compared to the old cranks..same here 34" inseam 6'3...so not quite all legs like you lol...but I have +3 reach...
My current bike had 170s originally, bur the previous owner who was more XC oriented switched them for 175s and I can't help but curse the guy at least once a ride because of this. Thinking about going 165, but I can't find anything shorter than 170 here in Argentina.
Canfield is pretty easy to order from, Chris and I loved middleburn rs7 cranks and bugged Lance..he finally came out with em...but wat better designs and small details...I'm ordering them for my bikes and dumping my current crop...
It does help , my knees are worked and have a pretty bad tear in miniscus...gets stronger with running and training but pedalling agitates it...shorter cranks gives me alot less of a knife to kneecap feeling...
165mm is a good length, I prefer shorter and feel more centered for jumping and throwing weight..less pedal strikes and pedal out of a nastier section easier...
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Appreciate the recommendation, but given our country is two weeks away from becoming Gilead I'm still on the fence about paying anything in a foreign currency. The current madman in charge devaluated 54% our peso against the US dollar the next day he put his psychotic ass on the presidential chair
Damn ..sorry to hear about that...we are all getting ass sore with Gavin newsomes hand up our asses and in our wallets...can't imagine that though...Appreciate the recommendation, but given our country is two weeks away from becoming Gilead I'm still on the fence about paying anything in a foreign currency. The current madman in charge devaluated 54% our peso against the US dollar the next day he put his psychotic ass on the presidential chair
At least your guy does it to your face, ours is trying a statewide reach around and sweat talking us..
I don't have any 165 laying around or I'd send you a set...
What’s crazy is that it would probably cost more to actually send the correct amount of ARG pesos in the mail than the pesos would be worth.
Another thing wrong with the industry is they decided to drop the BBs, without specing the necessary cranks. 160--165 shouldn't be a special length, they should have been producing these for years now, coming standard on the bikes for years, the 175 would be a "limited quantity-special run" aftermarket size. Shitmano, sRAM and Race McFacey cranks should be chastised for this to no end.
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no 165 slx available? they are quite affordable
Nah, the local "distributor" brings only XCish lengths. I have been able to find only 172.5 and 175 so far. I'll keep looking.
Find their number and yell at them. 175 isn't an XC length anymore.
As long as they understand "Crank length", the rest doesn't need to be precise.
how do you get those in the sew ups?
The question is. When will the dumb ass mtb crowd fall for new sew up technology schwalbes*?
*insert (see what I did there?) tyre "designer" of choice