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I'm after a crank and chain ring,the chainset i'm using at mo is a double which was on the bike when i got it,but is buggered now so need to swap........But it gets complicated cos the crank is 165mm and i get alot of toe overlap so want to go shorter and the chainring is 42t but does anyone know what crank/chainring combo i would need then to keep the gearing im using at the mo,oh the rear is 14t by the way. The bottom bracket is i think 110mm but is old style cup and axel that seems fine.
any help/advice muchos appreciated....oh i don't want to spend alot

For a start, that chainring/sprocket combo gives you one skid patch if I'm not very much mistaken, so that's the first thing I'd change. Also good luck finding cranks much shorter than 165. I don't think changing the crank length by 5mm or something is going to make much difference to the way the gearing feels. Sorry that's a bit negative.

Marc, I'll measure steerer length tonight and let you know