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Old 06-02-22, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by alcjphil
You would also need the special cranks to go with them
Right. And I'm pretty sure you can't get them smaller than 165mm, and nobody's made the since about 1985.
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Old 06-02-22, 08:39 AM
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For me I wouldn’t sacrifice fit and what seems to be a reduction in power from poor body positioning. I can understand the improvement in aero and a lower CG: but to what end? Do you have balance issues that is leading down this path? This is not as an insult, just a question.

having said all that, calling people trolls is not polite. Pot calling kettle…
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