Polo Bikes

If I stole your geo and went to Marino myself, how much more would it cost me?

20 quid and my nuts on you chin.

Probably the best £20 I could ever spend though. Right? No, wait...

I'm confused.

Alej do you have a true, accurate weight for f+f in large.

Alej do you have a true, accurate weight for f+f in large.

Not yet me brother, not yet.
I have CAD calculations, that were fairly accurate with my last frame, but I'll ask for weights when they finish welding them.

I reckon £270-£280ish for f+f depending on shipping costs

and what about the hat?

and what about the hat?

Frames are shipped directly from him, you still get the wooly hat!

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It was a joke...

Oh. Door is that >>>> way right?

#beaglehumour

it's about half price if you specify no hat

Any idea where I can get 190mm profile cranks?

I guess worst case I can get push to order them in.

190! Are you 12' tall?

No.

It's only 15mm longer than normal, and i'm 192cm, so it could work...

think he must mean 160mm just hit 9 instead surely…

why?

No, I mean 190mm.

The theory behind proportional crank length is that the taller the rider, the longer the inside leg, and as such the longer cranks they can/should have (depending on who you believe).

The increments are so small, I'm guessing the biggest fairly common cranks will be right for me (as most of my height is in my legs). And 190mm are the largest ones I can find before you get into custom territory.

The point is the longer the cranks, the more torque you have.

The point is the longer the cranks, the more pedal strike you have.

fify

not at all. Higher BB.

Careful, a higher centre of gravity will make you more unstable and will reduce your reach.

The longer the cranks the harder it is to pedal fast. So it's fine if you munch the gear but for any fast work you want shorter.

The longer the cranks the harder it is to pedal fast. So it's fine if you munch the gear but for any fast work you want shorter.

But with the extra torque you can gear up, to reach the same speed by pedalling less.

Careful, a higher centre of gravity will make you more unstable and will reduce your reach.

That's a valid concern, but I can't imagine 15mm is going to do much to the centre of gravity.

John, you're right in some ways, but you will won't have the benefits at 190, 190 is too long for you.

Most polo players should be running 175 rather than 165 though... especially with all the custom builds popping up, etc.

That's a valid concern, but I can't imagine 15mm is going to do much to the centre of gravity.

Maybe, it's similar to your "real word" crank length benefits though.

15mm is a lot.

and you will notice that you can't spin your legs anywhere near as fast, I'm not convinced the gearing up idea will work on a polo court. Sometimes you need instant power, and 190mm cranks with a higher gear is not going to turn very easily.

175 feels great for me John, we're similar heights.

190mm is really, really, really long. Even pros like Wiggins (6ft 3"), who go after every marginal gain, use standard 177.5mm cranks.