Mine is the exact opposite, my knees feel best on 170s but they feel inefficient to me as I'm 6'7". I settled on 175s. Used to ride 180+ when I was younger but alas my knees don't agree with the longer cranks anymore. On Feb 25, 2016 9:05 AM, "Michael Hechmer" <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Really, interesting post. I'll need more time to study it but would like > to offer one observation, that has lead me to hesitate in buying a pair of > these (besides not parting with the considerable amount of cash). I agree > that I can not tell the difference between cranks 3mm or shorter and have > always ridden 175 & 172.5 without distinction; but when I go to 170 I am > prone to some knee pain after about two hours of riding. So, would I know > the difference in a 171; I don't know, but it still feels like a big gap > between 171 & 177. > > Wouldn't 171, 175, 179 be a bit more forgiving. Of course the dye is > cast, so to speak. > > Michael > > On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 9:38:27 AM UTC-5, Jan Heine wrote: >> >> A photo essay along the lines of the old Bridgestone catalogues where >> Grant explained how things were made: The steps in forging our Compass >> cranks and what is involved. >> >> >> https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/rene-herse-cranks-177-and-165-mm/ >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Jan Heine >> Compass Bicycles Ltd. >> www.compasscycle.com >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.