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How short are your cranks? 🤔

I cant understand how shorter cranks giving you a more narrow base of support and (assuming you are maintaining the same body position) a higher stance and centre of gravity = more stable. I do actually prefer shorter cranks for less rock strikes and increased cadence and i think the effects on base of support and centre of gravity are minimally negative but i need you to explain how it improves stability with science

Very well said! Thank you for your physics!

160mm. Best mod I’ve done. Feels much more natural to squat down and move around on the bike.

I’ve had 165 - 175mm cranks for trail riding and I prefer longer cranks trail riding. I don’t like feeling like I have to pedal faster.. however on my downhill bike I went with a 165mm dub wide crank and a would have gone shorter on them if I could. I like the wide dub wide with larger spacers to get my foot base wider. But the shorter cranks to keep from striking as much. With more travel I get so many more pedal strikes on my DH bike. To note though I also don’t like riding my trail bikes in the low setting to reduce pedal strikes with longer cranks. I think BB height on a lot of bikes has gotten too low and the shorter pedals are to compensate.

just switched to 155 from 5dev, love them

Support for 27.5 and 29 rear is a must. I prefer mullet, but I've got to have relatively fresh rubber on the front, so I'm moving it to the back when slightly worn, instead of throwing it away. This way I end up switching from full 29 to mullet all the time.

Did they refer to the Specialized Enduro as a new bike? It’s been out for 4 years

This guy's mustache is surreal 😂

I am 172 cm. Started with 175 mm cranks and it was bad. Now I am on 165 mm and its lot better. However, I still feel I could go with even shorter.

New specialized Enduro???

Why dont they make the belts harder then

I thought plus tires and 27.5 was going to change the industry. Guess you can get 27.5 fork for about nothing now. Remember when the industry overproduced fat bikes.........

I dont want manufacturers pushing 29ers only or carbon frames on us. I prefer aluminium frames and 27.5 wheels. I'd put up with mullet if I had to but if you can only get carbon frames and 29ers I'd rather take up another hobby. One that doesn't cost an absolute fortune.

Wouldn't XC be the F1 of mountain biking. More technology, lighter weight (or so it used to be), and finely honed athletes. Downhill is more like monster trucks or whatever a fat bloke from Kentucky does. Also, I run 155mm Unite cranks.

do you even need cranks on a DH bike? J/K stop yelling