Andeee Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hi there currently riding a ozonys v2 curve with middle burn 170's a friend of mine had a go and said i would get a lot more pull/torque for when doing back wheels/ taps. But my curiousity is would i get a lot more power/control going to 165's ? Verdicts please? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hi there currently riding a ozonys v2 curve with middle burn 170's a friend of mine had a go and said i would get a lot more pull/torque for when doing back wheels/ taps. But my curiousity is would i get a lot more power/control going to 165's ? Verdicts please? Andy Don´t you mean 175??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Power comes from your legs. Cranks are just a lever to input it to the bike. Longer lever = more torque, obviously. Means you have to move your legs further each rotation of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) hmm...not really You power the chain through the cranks. As far as I understand the longer the crank the more leverage you will gain from the same force, meaning you get more power the longer the crank. You may gain more control with shorter cranks as you will make smaller movements meaning you will have slightly more control. I guess it's a classic power vs. control question. Edited October 26, 2011 by AndrewEH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Don´t you mean 175??? Most trials cranks varie 160-175 Power comes from your legs. Cranks are just a lever to input it to the bike. Longer lever = more torque, obviously. True id agree on that one i mean the power of my legs feels ok i have been doing a lot more leg excercises at the gym recently. Was just curious what advantages people got with different lengths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Shorter cranks make for a heavier feeling gearing. If I was going to keep my mod I'd change down to 165's / 158's at some point because my 170's make any rolling moves faster than a crawl feel too light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 When i had my speedrace it had 160 cranks on it, i put some 165's on it and i felt a massive difference!! just felt soo much more easy to move around if that makes sence obv you'd be moving down from 170 but i'd actually recomend going to 175's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i like cunning stunts Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Still dont know if you mean 165 or 175 your friend was refering to? The difference between 165 and 175 is night and day also going from 170s to 175s you will notice a big difference on static moves like gaps, its a LOT easier with longer cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Still dont know if you mean 165 or 175 your friend was refering to? The difference between 165 and 175 is night and day also going from 170s to 175s you will notice a big difference on static moves like gaps, its a LOT easier with longer cranks. But is that the same on a mod? as ive seen some people put 175's on hate them and then go back to 165's, i love my current 165's but still want to try some 175's to try and add some "'s to my gaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 If your gearings feeling too light Andy, do what I suggested and run 18-15 gearing as against your current 18-16 setup. Cheaper and you get to keep your middleburns that you rave so much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 and you get to keep your middleburns that you rave so much about. Middleburns are boss lad! beats all these overrated dengy ones lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Are you saying your wanting to move to 165mm from 170mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Hes been told he should move from 170s to 160s or 165s. I think he should just run 18-15 and keep his current cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I've been running 158mm cranks on a stock for 5 years and this year went over to 160mm because the old cranks got a bit worn. Can't stand longer cranks, they feel like walking through a marsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 if longer cranks feel too easy, why not change the gear ratio to something harder? you'll get the perk of it not feeling as bad and more power surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philgresty Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 iv always ran 175 cranks on mod, feel like you get a bit more power from the extra length, im running 160 now, and would prefer to go up to 175 again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I went from running 160s, to 165s, to 170s, back to 160s and now 170s again. 170s win on a mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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