Re: How many prefer wide Q?

[Tim McNamara]

In article <1183888017.574526.10670@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.co m>,
Chalo <chalo.colina@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, is there anybody here besides myself who has tried both narrow-
> and wide-treaded setups and found that they like wide ones better?

Given the market dominance of Shimano and their tendency to have a Q
factor of 160 mm or greater, either a lot of people share your
preference or just don't notice one way or the other.

Wide Q cranks make my knees hurt. After much experimentation, I found
that I prefer a Q of 140 mm which is pretty typical of Campy cranks (at
least all the Campy cranks I own have a Q factor of 140 mm), and I have
been able to achieve this with my old long-discontinued Ritchey cranks
and the appropriate bottom bracket.

[shayana.kadidal@gmail.com]

On Jul 8, 12:42 pm, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> In article <1183888017.574526.10...@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.co m>,
>
> Chalo <chalo.col...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > So, is there anybody here besides myself who has tried both narrow-
> > and wide-treaded setups and found that they like wide ones better?
>
> Given the market dominance of Shimano and their tendency to have a Q
> factor of 160 mm or greater, either a lot of people share your
> preference or just don't notice one way or the other.
>
> Wide Q cranks make my knees hurt. After much experimentation, I found
> that I prefer a Q of 140 mm which is pretty typical of Campy cranks (at
> least all the Campy cranks I own have a Q factor of 140 mm), and I have
> been able to achieve this with my old long-discontinued Ritchey cranks
> and the appropriate bottom bracket.

I thought Shimano (and FSA) used a Q factor of 147mm on their racing
group (DA/Ultegra/etc) road double cranks. Not sure about any other
cranks they make; their triples are definitely wider but I'm not sure
by how much.--Shayana Kadidal