Just purchased a great used bike (Mostly Shim 105, 9 spd triple) but has middling crank (Sugino X-D) with a high Q factor that makes me feel like a waddling duck while spinning.
Question: Somebody suggest a low Q-factor triple crank to get my feet closer together.
***"Q-factor is the lateral distance between crank arms...i.e. how far apart your feet are.
Originally posted by RetroFriction Just purchased a great used bike (Mostly Shim 105, 9 spd triple) but has middling crank (Sugino X-D) with a high Q factor that makes me feel like a waddling duck while spinning.
Question: Somebody suggest a low Q-factor triple crank to get my feet closer together.
***"Q-factor is the lateral distance between crank arms...i.e. how far apart your feet are.
Thanks!
The Q-factor depends by the bottom-bracket length. If you want to reduce it you can: 1)buy a very very expensive custom BB 2)change your triple crankset with a compact one. bye
Originally posted by Ser pecora The Q-factor depends by the bottom-bracket length. If you want to reduce it you can: 1)buy a very very expensive custom BB 2)change your triple crankset with a compact one. bye
😕 That I understand. So, can somebody suggest a low Q-factor crank I can change to??