oscar vibes Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 hello there. I have recently taken up riding again after a 5 year break! I got myself a t-pro, and is serving me well. however, ive just had my birthday and have some money, yay! My mate has offered me some tensile cranks and im very tempted, they are 175mm though. so, my question is...does the length of your cranks make much difference to the 'ride' and 'feel' of the bike (good or bad)??? will they be too long for my mod?Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudirudirudirudirudi Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 i dont know much about this but i think the longer the more leverage so easier too pedal. shorter ones will feel stiffer. i think most people who ride mods have about 160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boswell Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) Tensiles are also stronger and lighter than the standard muscleman ones. You do no that you will have to change your bottom bracket dont you? Edited May 17, 2007 by mr ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar vibes Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 yeh, i know about the bottom bracket. the full list of new parts im thinking of is...toxin bb (isis)tensile 175 cranks (isis) silvertensile freewheelonza t-master stem silverecho tough bars redecho rims (front and rear) red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Blackwell Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I have some 170 middleburns on my mod (lol) and there fine mate go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar vibes Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 baseboy, so you went from the onza cranks to the mid's. did u notice any major changes to the feel of the bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_PRO Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I have 170mm on my T-lite which is fine, so another 5mm is not going to hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 you'll probably need new spokes for the echo rims, 'cause the erd will be different to the standard onza ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozonys Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 If I was you I wouldn't go for a T-Master stem and flat bars, you'll get sick of them pretty quickly... I'd got for an echo team stem and some zoo risers... Helps with gaps etc.The cranks should make a difference for the better too, I was running 160mm cranks for the best part of two years, moved up to 170 recently and haven't looked back. Feels so much nicer.Sorry if thats a bit foggy, I'm shattered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar vibes Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 thanks very much for the responses so far, think im going to go for it all! "If I was you I wouldn't go for a T-Master stem and flat bars, you'll get sick of them pretty quickly"What exactly do you mean by that? do you think that this bar and stem combo would be to low??oh, and i have already built one wheel up using the old spokes, tiny ammount of thread showing but seem fine. again, thanks for all your input so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 fo those who are running 170's on there mods saying it won't make a difference. it would! i wouldn't go longer than 160 myself. don't use em.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant H Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 fo those who are running 170's on there mods saying it won't make a difference. it would! i wouldn't go longer than 160 myself. don't use em..would you mind explaining why, i think i can see a reason but i don't know...explain??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmfx_2 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I'm riding 175 on my stock. I like the feel of them mind you don't have a lot of experience riding mod. And have only limited experience riding short crank size. I'm still a rookie though so what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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