165mm cranks for trail riding

jrewing

Eats Squid
Anyone doing it?
Because Mtb is a mainstream sport I swear the trails are wearing lower by the masses of traffic
 

moorey

call me Mia
Depends on the bike. Some are a bit lower in the BB, so I run them. Mostly 170 though..but I really don’t think 5mm is saving many strikes in the real world.
 

Daniel Hale

She fid, he fid, I fidn't
all 165mm now, flat pedals made me do it, the xtra clearance i need, ref 6ft..started with the track cranks on my trk bike , 165 is all the go
 

Labcanary

One potato, two potato, click
Make any difference to comfort, knees etc for you or just for clearance?
Bit of all really. Comfort is a major factor but I definitely feel it helped reduce pedal strike - on the trails I ride anyway.

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EsPeGe

Likes Bikes and Dirt
I'm on 165mm's on all 4 of my bikes. I'm 5'7" though. Less pedal strikes especially on my Evil Wreckoning.
 

Halo1

Likes Bikes and Dirt
I ran 165 cranks on my old GT force and think it climbed better than the 175s. I am thinking of trying it on the new Sensor.
 
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