On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:38:14 -0700, Mark Hickey <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>Mecha397 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On 11 Apr 2007 18:39:34 -0700, jp_nyc wrote:
>>
>>> I am replacing my Ultegra bb with Phil Wood. The Ultegra spindle is
>>> 109.5mm and the PW JIS is available only in 108mm or 111mm. Should I
>>> go with the 108mm? Or does it depend on the cranks I will be using?
>>
>>I can't stress enough that this isn't something to fool around with. No
>>one here, in good faith, will give you a direct answer. What you need to do
>>is go to the best LBS you have access to - preferably one that uses an
>>approved fitting system.
>>
>>Spindle length has a direct relation to the q-factor, and if you get it
>>wrong and you will soon have other concerns, like achilles tendonitis
>>and/or a torn meniscus.
>
>Huh? Move the pedals by 1.5mm and your legs fall apart? Scary stuff.
>Especially for all those riders who've never worried about it (not
>knowiing they're destined for a wheelchair within the month). ;-)
>
>Mark Hickey
>Habanero Cycles
>http://www.habcycles.com
>Home of the $795 ti frame
Dear Mark,
Until you can feel the fatal difference between wearing thick and thin
socks, I refuse to believe that your answer about bicycle fit is in
good faith!
But since you probably typed your insane denial on a keyboard whose
flip-down legs were not sanded to the correct height for your wrists,
it's likely that we won't have to suffer many more of your cruelly
skeptical posts . . .
Unless, of course, your crippling hand injuries force you to switch to
voice recognition software (the computer equivalent of a recumbent),
in which case you'll probably refuse to take voice lessons and end up
hoarsely denying the absolute importance of maintaining middle C
instead of C# when dictating.
Cheers,
Carl Fogel