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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
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