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Just a quick question for 26" wheel bike owners. I have an opportunity to put a 180mm xt double crank on my bike and wondered which rings normally were used on 26" bikes - 28/40 or 26-38?
Cheers all
My 26er until earlier this week had a standard Deore triple - 22/32/fortysomething (replaced with a bash ring).
depends where you ride and how good your knees are.
Personal choice, depending on hills and legs.
I've got 26-38 and I'd rather have 28-40.
Maths might suggest bigger rings with longer crank arms.
Yes I know - I was just curious to know what the most common oem spec was for 26-ers
have you got the most commonly spec'ed rear cassette to match the chainset?
Yes 😉
Most commonly specced was :
175 crank arms
22/32/44 triple chain rings
11/32 or 24 or 36 cassette
Watch your knees and pedal strikes with a 180mm crank....
Sheldon Brown has the wisdom...
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cranks.html
I am 6'4" with 36" inside leg so I have heard that slightly longer cranks is beneficial ..
Thought I'd give it a go and see if it helped
I have an 11-36 cassette btw, wwaswas
If anyone is interested, I was looking at this website, which seems to go against what Sheldon Brown wrote (Sacrilege!!) in that it does suggest taller riders should have longer cranks..
[url= http://bikedynamics.co.uk/FitGuidecranks.htm ]http://bikedynamics.co.uk/FitGuidecranks.htm[/url]
If it's a Mk1 Soul, a double won't fit. 👿
1x11 works fine though.
No, its a Scott Spark 10