POLL: crank length & height

[DeniseGoldberg]

Many calls to Different Shops here have resulted in the speech: "165's? 167.5's? Uh .... lady, those are hard to find..."

I don't know what component group (manufacturer) you are looking for, but just out of curiosity I checked the Shimano site. I know that the (165) cranks on all of my bikes are Shimano, and I was just wondering if they'd changed the available lengths.

According to the Shimano site, the cranks for their XTR, XT, Dura-Ace, Ultegra, Tiagra, and Sora groups all are available in 165's as well as the more common longer sizes.

I just looked at the GT site too, and while some of their mountain bikes appear to have Shimano cranks, some don't. It's quite possible that the manufacturer of the cranks on your bike don't make 165's - but it seems to me that you should be able to switch to Shimano cranks. Might be worth asking a mechanic in your LBS. If they aren't willing to help you then I think it's time to find another shop!

Good luck, and keep us posted.

--- Denise

[LED_now]

Yes, Denise, the cranks I've had (& switched & back again) were always Shimano. Just now I called another few bike shops (again) & the folks didn't want to order anything for me unless I paid for them the whole amount upfront (this whole XTR thing being the 167.5mm only available) & I'm not even sure they would fit my BB on this old GT mtn model ... Maybe I'm speaking a different language or something... Vancouver seemed so much more helpful!
Lot's of dough for a "potential" help on the knee thing ... Guess I gotta start a fund for it.

Thanks again to everyone for being so quick to answer this POLL!