Originally Posted by Motorad
On a fitting-bike,
I'm glad that 165s are becoming more popular (and more available), coz there are plenty of people who should be using them. It's pretty silly that the height of people ranges from about 5ft to ~6ft9", yet the standard crank range is 170 to 180, and it was 170 to 175 for a million years
If you're a super weight weeny, the Dura-Ace cranks are light, but not overly so: my 172.5s are 653g (with fixed cro-mo axle), and the BB is 98g -- total = 751g.
My 9sp Dura-Ace cranks are 605g (no axle on them), and an Ultegra Octalink BB is 246g -- total = 851g. That's only a 100g drop from 9 speed. The 9sp Dura-Ace BB is a lot lighter, but no-one liked using them coz they were a bit annoying to adjust -- they were a bit like the old style BBs with a lockring bit.
