165mm cranks will be much better than the 175mm, but see if you can get some shorter ones. My 150cm daughter uses 150mm cranks and they are the perfect length for her height. I shortened a set of cranks for this purpose because there was very little available at the time, but there are more and more options out there now.... I need though am thinking 165mm cranks would likely be better then the current 175's I have spare...
Nice one Mr Ozzy.Father of the year bonus points !!!
No Dirty weekend 24 for me this year as I have a couple of lil blokes who are trying to eliminate me from my 2-3 races a year.
Ok, I got an exception to put a team of 10 & 11 yr olds into the Dirty Weekend 24, they did the max 12 hour youth category, the youth cat is for 13-17 yr olds.
Smashed it and came 4th !!! So proud of these lil blokes, I rode around with them, popped up in strange places with a gopro, lubed bikes, helped them with interchange, tweaked gears... I reckon I had more fun than riding it myself.
Still 2-3 years too young to qualify for their category, they are state champs of the future.
Watch in HD
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Cheers Stirk.Nice one Mr Ozzy.
Being that role model for your kids and other parents can only influence positive outcomes. I'm inspired to try and get my son out on the trails again after our last stack filled session which has left him a bit nervous. Thanks for sharing. :thumb:
Nailing the drop! awesome.. where is that pic taken, up here on the coast there is nothing even remotely "skills park" so find it tough getting a nice progression for the young fella to learn stuff. Its great to see other kids out there having a go, I find it sad that neither of my boys know any school mates that even own a bike, if local area had some decent infrastructure that would change.My son is loving his Specialized Camber Grom. Takes 24 and 26 inch wheels. Riding 24 inch at the moment
It's Stromlo. Yeah it's hard to find riding buddies for my son. Kids just don't ride bikes anymore.Nailing the drop! awesome.. where is that pic taken, up here on the coast there is nothing even remotely "skills park" so find it tough getting a nice progression for the young fella to learn stuff. Its great to see other kids out there having a go, I find it sad that neither of my boys know any school mates that even own a bike, if local area had some decent infrastructure that would change.
That specialized is great bike, the scott I got him was $340 in easter sales, but will do him for a few years.
I donated knuckles a set of older LX that Summitfever had drilled and threaded at about 150mm. Don't think he ever used them. Worth asking.My thoughts on kids cranks are that its a fundamental thing, setting up good pedal practice from the start.
I reckon that kids (like adults) are better off spinning a higher RMP then becoming a grinder. Spinning quicker on the cranks is better on your knees and easier on the bike too.
For my boy I built him up a bike (24" wheels in a 26" frame) for his 8th birthday and cut down some cranks from 175mm to 152.5mm and he has a 32t front and a 12-34t 8spd cassette on the back with the bottom two cogs locked out.
The other younger boy has a 20" bike with 127.5mm cranks, 34t chain ring with a 13-28t 6spd cluster on the back, again bottom two cogs locked out.
I'm going to change this to 140mm cranks with a 30t chain ring and a 13-28 7spd cluster (again bottom two cogs locked out) and change out the 6spd shimano revo shifter to an old school top of the bar friction shifter. If I can find a 7spd 13-32t cluster I would rather put that on.
If they want to go faster I don't think its about pushing bigger gears, they can get off the brakes and get smooth.
Also, I'm looking for a set of cranks to cut down for the younger boys bike?
If anyone has anything they would like to donate get in touch and we will talk turkey.