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Feel The Stance | Test Session on Hopes 155mm Crank Arms
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Күн бұрынHope Technology have released their shortest crank arm length to date, a whopping 10mm shorter than the previous shortest option. Joe set about testing them and figuring out the pro's and con's to the new set up.
With crank length affecting all sorts, from the ability to twist your body in corners, the effectiveness of half pedal strokes, the ability to fit in pedal strokes between obstacles, pedal clearance from the ground, the peddling motion and general overall stance on the bike.
A fully wet day out and a great outcome from the testing. Much fun was had.
@vanouellette8031 Жыл бұрын
Music selection always so good
@GBlackeagle 15 күн бұрын
Digging your soundtrack!
@stolimano3723 Жыл бұрын
Finally, the mtb bike industry is waking up to shorter cranks. Can’t wait for more manufacturers to cotton on and start making em
@donutbarbell Жыл бұрын
The best MTB channel on KZfaq. Bloody cracking.
@patthewoodboy 22 күн бұрын
I bought the shortest EVOs they did at the time (165mm) I am now a bit pissed off as I need 155mm and always knew the stress my knees were going through. Short stroke faster revs like a motorbike engine
@thidoan6789 Жыл бұрын
Have them on my emtb and it’s the best upgrade I’ve done. No more pedal strikes and can easier keep cadence in optimal range.
@DabFiend710 Жыл бұрын
What about for climbing. Did it get harder??
@highlandendurorider6519 Жыл бұрын
Another banger 👌 love the editing and song choice was on point again. 🤘🏾
@alanmorton8459 Жыл бұрын
Great vid Joe, conditions looked like Inners at the weekend there!! I run the 165MM Hope's myself and have always liked the shorter ones, might give the 155's try when it's time to change.
@mikestivers8302 Жыл бұрын
i swapped from 170's to 5dev 155's. had to swap my 32t for a 28T ring. back end is a sram xg1295 - all's well. far less pedal strikes, for sure. and my legs feel like im pedaling in a nice, smooth circle, instead of stomping out small fires.
@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 Жыл бұрын
Very good upgrade I think. Really pleased I tried them myself
@michaelroberts108 Жыл бұрын
Recognises the first riding spot from my trip up to this years World Cup in similar condition. Didn’t recognise the speeds you were doing tho’, about 10x quicker than I was going.
@DiamondEyeMcGee Жыл бұрын
Hope 155’s on my Levo and loving it
@underbikedoverconfident1142 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@mattdent9 Жыл бұрын
Fitted a pair last week and they're the business
@Guanche_MTB Жыл бұрын
Where are they in stock?
@UTemHorns Жыл бұрын
Love the Manny reference!!
@gopro_vlogs Жыл бұрын
I use/run 175 mm cranks, I have ridden 175 mm cranks for years and that feels good to me. I thought 165 mm cranks where short so these 155 mm cranks seem weird to me bu something I am interested in trying. Maybe it will feel like kids bike cranks to me at first because I am so used to 175 mm cranks
@infoatnorcal2304 Жыл бұрын
Any edit from JB is a good edit from JB...
@jonathanangieri153 Жыл бұрын
Damn it now i gotta go spend money... sick rdin Joe 👊
@tonysurber9111 7 ай бұрын
My Polygon Colossus n8e came with 160mm cranks. I dropped them to 150mm.
@RickyDownhillRDH Жыл бұрын
Would sure be nice to have the extra ground clearance!!
@ddsgardening7437 8 ай бұрын
Exactly I was sick of getting pedal strikes over limestone trails. I ride here in Western square. I put on a set of 152mm im Only 5foot 5 huge improvement
@user-nn4wj8gk9s Жыл бұрын
Got some for the ebike as I pedal it more
@AR_434 Жыл бұрын
Straight up ordered some 160 mm cranks for my Levo SL. Cheers!
@stephenwilliams5633 Жыл бұрын
How do u find the 160?
@AR_434 Жыл бұрын
@@stephenwilliams5633 Praxis has a 160 length of the M30 arms for the SL. The aluminum version is not always in stock. The carbon arms should be easy to get.
@stephenwilliams5633 Жыл бұрын
@@AR_434 Do you feel 160 will have a lot less peddlal strikes comapred to 170?
@AR_434 Жыл бұрын
@@stephenwilliams5633 yes! You can pedal in places you couldn’t before. The best thing however is the more compact stance. So much easier to squat down and move around. Best update I‘ve made to my SL.
@activelives Жыл бұрын
They'll make the effective reach longer too I think. But check with the science first before adjusting anything.
@tonyhowell5283 Жыл бұрын
just ordered some for my HT Levo 75nm
@jonathanhowson6420 Жыл бұрын
So by running shorter cranks, you could potentially run a longer travel dropper post. I like this. Do the cranks use a standard BB or are Hope being a bit non industry again and so you can only use a Hope BB? Hope bearings are good, but not great and Chris King has a break even in about 3 years based on £40 per year on hope bearings.
@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 Жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly. You can then run more drop on the post. for eg. for me One-Up dropper can change in 10mm increments so I can just run a longer drop post and keep the same descending height. I had in the back of my mind that 180 was to much for my ride so now with it up 10mm it is essentially a 170 dropper old money but still 180 drop, I'll stick with that. yea, 30mm axel on Hope cranks. So needs a hope BB. Plus side is its easy to tap in new bearings and they last i think way longer that shimano and sram as it is. I have never used Chris King.
@_Diggery Жыл бұрын
Exactly this - my wife demo'd a bike in medium with 175 cranks and the slammed 150 dropper was just too high for her. Got them to swap the cranks to 165 and it effectively "lowered" the saddle for a perfect fit.
Жыл бұрын
And here i am with 175mm cranks
@johnm9709 Жыл бұрын
Same here. I dont ride like that either! Maybe my cranks are too long lol.
Жыл бұрын
@@johnm9709 I bet he could ride like this with 250mm cranks :D
@joe_connell Жыл бұрын
Crouching tiger hidden dragon
@tim250exc Жыл бұрын
What’s the tune? Sounded a bit like Cymande?
@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 Жыл бұрын
Similar true. This is from Ricky Banda's album 'Niwanji walwa amwishyo'. A youtube find after LOVING his song "who's that guy" (hopefully i'll use that in a vid one day also) and hard to find the full album.
@tim250exc Жыл бұрын
@@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 thanks Joe 👍👍
@mannesturesson2890 Жыл бұрын
Nice vid 😌 when dose to hope bike gets out for sale?
@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 Жыл бұрын
Can pre-order just now. They are currently getting made and shipped
@mattsankey4544 Жыл бұрын
Pro’s and con’s got some 155’s for the ebike
@m__r1100 Жыл бұрын
Size *does* matter then
@Citron15 Жыл бұрын
What song is this?
@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 Жыл бұрын
A boy called Ricky Banda, from album 'Niwanji walwa amwishyo'
@Citron15 Жыл бұрын
@@joebarnes_hazzardracing2913 Thank you very much! Sick edit bye the way! 🤘🤘🤘
@davidgeorge7443 11 ай бұрын
keep riding in the rain and you'll be riding in a gorge soon.
@davidr5460 Жыл бұрын
𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖔𝖘𝖒 👏
@MidwestMTBAdventures Жыл бұрын
stupid to even talk about this, even a year later unless your gonna shell out close to 300 dollars or more for hope crank set you wont be able to buy them. Currently they are out of stock everywhere. Seems stupid to me if its unattainable to most people. Absolutely hate my 170mm that came stock on my Polygon T7. They are too long, they slam into everything on tech climbs, the stance feels way off im 5'8" on a medium frame and I can see having my stance closer together being a game changer. Oh well, 300 Dollars for fucking cranks is way out of my budget. Hell I could get a CNC machinest to make me custom ones almost cheaper. Someone should start pumping these out, great business. 160, and 165mm cranks are hard to find for MTB too...Just saying. I hate all these mountain bikers that are "Pros" most yall if you actually mountain bike know most of this shit is unattainable, or you wont ever be that good for it to matter...
@tonym6633 Жыл бұрын
Bro calm down and buy the Miranda's. At least half the price.