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Ken Pisichko
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I am in the finance stage of putting together a touring bicycle. I am
6'4.5" and will eventually be about 220 lbs.
I notice a LOT of Dura-ace and Ultegra gear available on e-bay. It seems
that when gear is couple of years old then the mind starts wandering and
the "latest gear" is considered buy some to be (2 years later)
dated/obsolete so they sell it and purchase the latest gizmos. At the
age of 56 I want good parts, but want to consider used but good parts
instead of the latest gizmos.
What length of a crank should I consider for a touring bicycle? The
bicycle will have custom front and rear racks/pannier frames, but that
just means that I won't be using this bike for racing nor for
credit-card type touring.
If it matters, my inseam on my pants is 36". I ride (in the city for
commuting only) my 30 year old Peugeot 10 fine with it's stock cranks,
and a recent garage sale (aka cheap Chinese bike) mountain bike. Both
have custom seat posts to put my butt further "back" from the rest of
the post. That way the bikes fit me better. Now I want a custom frame
built to fit me properly without such "black smith" approaches that are
really a compromise for a touring bicycle.
Advice on crank length for touring?
Thanks in advance.
Ken
Winnipeg, Canada
6'4.5" and will eventually be about 220 lbs.
I notice a LOT of Dura-ace and Ultegra gear available on e-bay. It seems
that when gear is couple of years old then the mind starts wandering and
the "latest gear" is considered buy some to be (2 years later)
dated/obsolete so they sell it and purchase the latest gizmos. At the
age of 56 I want good parts, but want to consider used but good parts
instead of the latest gizmos.
What length of a crank should I consider for a touring bicycle? The
bicycle will have custom front and rear racks/pannier frames, but that
just means that I won't be using this bike for racing nor for
credit-card type touring.
If it matters, my inseam on my pants is 36". I ride (in the city for
commuting only) my 30 year old Peugeot 10 fine with it's stock cranks,
and a recent garage sale (aka cheap Chinese bike) mountain bike. Both
have custom seat posts to put my butt further "back" from the rest of
the post. That way the bikes fit me better. Now I want a custom frame
built to fit me properly without such "black smith" approaches that are
really a compromise for a touring bicycle.
Advice on crank length for touring?
Thanks in advance.
Ken
Winnipeg, Canada