Originally Posted by
dannwilliams
I had the Kibosh put on selling the LHT and getting a Rove as I was unable to obtain clearance from the tower! So I am left to try and make the LHT work for me. My first piece is replace the Sugino crank with 172.5mm arms,
with a Deore with 175mm arms. Found one on ebay for <$100. Next will be change out the stem. The current
Most Deore cranks are designed to use on MTN bikes with 50 mm chainline. Your Sugino is designed for 45-46 mm chainline. Unless it is a Deore 443 trekking crank. Just something to look at. If you are looking for speed from LHT you might be dissapointed.
I really doubt that you will notice the difference in crank arm length. Take a look at Peter Whites website , and see what he says about crank length.
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm