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I will try my best to explain. Once I progressed down to about 140mm, I started to notice to achieve good power at that length It was almost natural to pull up to a certain degree through what felt like about 8 to 10/11 during the upstroke which then makes the down stroke from about 1/2 to 5/6...

No I don't have a power meter, although I would like to own one. All my findings are based on my cycle computer's speed and average speeds, most of the time I am comparing my speeds on a 20klm loop I do to work and back that I've been doing for 20 years, so I know the road, my top speeds my...

115mm crank Update I received my 115mm crankset a week ago and I've used them now on about 5 occasions, so I thought I'd comment on my experiences for anyone interested. Dropping down to 115mm length cranks from 120mm was surprisingly quite seamless when in the past each time I dropped down in...

Hi Sciguy, I'll be happy to explain, obviously I really should of mentioned my bike set up. Silly of me! I actually have 2 bikes running a similar set up, my secondary bike is running 125mm cranks which I drilled and tapped myself, they are sram apex compact cranks 50/34 chainrings, and my...

Thought I would share what I have discovered after experimenting with ultra short cranks for a period of about just over 12 months, going down from 175mm to 120mm cranks. I am 5ft 9", late forties, stocky build, 75kg, inseam measurement is 31", my flexibility is moderate to poor and I'm very...