I ride a 58 cm Saluki with SPDs, relatively wide-Q triple, 170 mm cranks, and I have a very occasional strike. It's typically when I'm hammering like a goofball and not thinking. So I haven't sweated it; Completely avoidable when I'm riding mindfully.
As for how much more lean you'll get out of 5 mm shorter cranks... besides pedal width, your Q-factor will also make a difference. A high-Q (modern) triple setup will strike before a low-Q double or single. The trigonometry is left as an exercise to the reader. :) -Darren. On Jul 7, 9:37 pm, "colin p. cummings" <colinthehip...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bleriot Riders, > > I'm riding a 59 with sneaker pedals and am growing irritated with > pedal strike. This happened just today on a mild turn. Sure my > riding ability's not fantastic, but I'm wondering if I should switch > to a 165 crank from my 170. Will that 5mm make much difference? Will > narrower pedals help much? Experiences please... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
