Thread: crank length
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Old 08-03-04 | 08:09 AM
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From: Whittier, Twin Cities

Bikes: ~'88 miele, fetish SS, trek 8500

Originally Posted by [165]
since it is an SS application, any size should be fine as long as you COAST thru the corners - that is up to you. Shorter cranks are essential when cornering fixed.
Well, I would like to be able to pedal through corners at least to some degree because at present I basically have to stop pedaling the moment I want to turn because I will grab a pedal on the ground.

I want to see if I could go shorter without losing too much spinning power.
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