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Old 01-28-24 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
TA still offers their Pro 5 Vis crank arms in 160mm, but finding an importer might be an issue.
https://specialites-ta.com/pro-5-vis...nivelles,170mm

Otherwise, BMX crank arms come in lengths down to 110mm; you can expect to do a bit of fiddling if you intend to run a double or triple ring setup.

Finally, Mark Stonich at BikeSmithDesign has a crank-shortening service:
https://bikesmithdesign.com/Short_Cranks/index.html
I'd be curious to know how they shorten them. I was first thinking cutting and welding, which may not be sound, but on the website, the cranks look so clean, my guess is starting with a long crank and drilling and tapping a pedal hole at a shorter length, then cutting off the end. (Starting with long crank, so original pedal hole is well away from new hole, so new hole has sufficient metal all the way around it.) Note, this will be a problem with a hollow arm crank, or one that is a U section (away from the original pedal hole) and not rectangular section.
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