So I recently picked up some white Odyessy cranks and was wondering if I'd feel any real difference from switching to 170 to 175 I like to do bigger jumps and gaps and I'm not to techy on grinds will it affect me in any way or am I just overthinking it and it doesn't really matter? Although I would like to get a bit more technical would it matter?
by sa1bun
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Generally, for techy stuff & grinding, you want smaller cranks (I run 160’s). Longer cranks can make your heels clip the rear pegs, especially for taller people (or anyone with big feet).
For racing yeah you’d want 175’s, but even 170 is pretty long for grinding these days.
I have switched from 160mm to 170mm so its bigger gap than your case and felt the difference mostly in small skateparks in which distance between components is small, much more power. Please keep it mind that the longer the crank the easiest you may hit your rear pegs (if any) while pedaling.
For me, 10mm is noticeable (but not super hard to adjust to). 5mm is barely noticeable other than having more room behind your heel if you’re running pegs
I took the leap from 175 to 165 untested. I worried about whether I’d wasted my money and it would feel like riding a clown bike. I bought the cheapest cranks I could find in order to find out – Mission Transit 8 spline 19mm one bolts.
Stuck em on my BMX and immediately realised 165mm is perfect. Now all of my BMX are shod with 165mm. I’d never go back to 175mm.
In my opinion there is no downside. Try 165mm!
I have bikes with both and notice no real difference switching between them