Chris@Onza rider Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) I am going to getsome new cranks, I have looked at the monty x-lite ones at £63 for the pair but they only come in 158mm. Because I am used to 175mm cranks will the 158mm cranks have that much affect on me? Or should I chose alternate cranks? If I should chose diffrent ones what ones should I chose. Th tenesiles are just a wee bit to much for me. Thanks Tom Edited March 25, 2005 by Chris@Onza rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Mod or Stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Onza rider Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Mod sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Changing to 158 cranks will make your gearing a bit heavier/harder. 158 cranks will give you more ground clearance and in theory a shorter crank arms will be more solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyJames Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Why don't you get 170 or 160 cranks? Then they are smaller but not so small that you feel the difference. I prefer long cranks (have just ordered 170 for my Python) because they allow you to whack more power down when static. :sleeping: Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Going from 175 to 158 is gonna feel realy different. I would try and get something in between, if you can get the 165mm tensiles, go for them. The x-lites will be fine, but they take some getting used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH!P Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Can't beat Monty cranks, mine are 2 years old now, no problem's what so ever and the 158mm length is perfect :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 I would have thought that the 158mm crank length would have been better suited on a mod bike. But the 165 tensile's sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Onza rider Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 So the shorter crank length will not affect my gapping? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 So the shorter crank length will not affect my gapping? Tom ← i reccon it will affect your gapping but once you get used to them it should be back to how it was. unsure though....lol Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Get the 158mms :ermm: I had 175mms for my first two pairs of trials cranks, then moved to 170mm racefaces and middleburns, now i have 158mm. To be honest I dont think it makes as much of a difference as some people would say/think, although the monty cranks in my opinion are perfect- solid, light, cheaper, and they dont restrict my gapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montybiketrial Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 (edited) I have moved from 175mm to 158mm then back to 175mm. At first, yes, it feels different, but it doesn't take long to get used to it. Personally, I prefer the longer 175mm cranks. Ive had the X-lite cranks... they're good... but I snapped 2 arms. The first because Im a fat b*****d and the second because I filed a notch out the back of one to clear my frame with a short bottom bracket. They seem fine for the majority of people. Good luck! Edited March 27, 2005 by montybiketrial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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