TALK ABOUT DUMB LUCK

SOME TRENDS CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK, others confirm what we knew all along. And then, there's the ones...

... we just luck into.

Is this truly dumb?

Today, I got a new bike fit by a highly recommended fitter I'd never use before.

Now's the time to do it,
not in the throws of the season.

This was a process...

• the technology
• the discovery process
• the meticulous care and concern

... that was truly next level.

That's not the dumb or lucky part.

This is.

I noticed in prepping to meet you that my cranks on the MTB are 170s and on the drop bar they are 172.5s. Does that matter?

Well, it might, and the trendy thing to do is to go with shorter cranks.

We took a bunch of measurements,
warmed up, etc

I had to know more.

What would the advantage be for me with the shorter crank?

First, the 170s will be just fine. The advantages will be in power delivery, aerodynamics, hip and back issues you may or may not have.

That sounds good to me.

Yes. Overall increased performances will benefit endurance racers competing in longer events.

Exactly my jam.

Now, here's where the dumb luck comes in.

The cranks on my new MTB are from my previous MTB, you know...

• spec'd on the old bike 6 years ago
• way before shorter was cool
• and I never checked

... the bike I smashed my previous PR at Leadville by 18 minutes.

TBH, had I checked way back then, I probably would have yanked them off and put on 175s because that's what I'd always run.

The next obvious question for the drop bar bike...

• I could drop my stem stack 5mm
• get those power improvements
• be more aero

... should I swap out my 172.5s?

Well, I may not be as smart as I look...

... but, I'm lucky enough to know a master bike fitter like Andrew Bosco.

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