Originally Posted by nitropowered
Crank lengths would depend on the type of track you race on. If it has steep banking, you'd want 165's. If its not as steep, 170's. Best thing to do is go talk to the racers at your velodrome. They'd help you with gearing too.
Agree. There are some tracks that are so steep that you have to be going pretty fast on the banking to avoid strikes with any crank legnth.
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