I was digging through some bins at a LBS rummage sale this week and
found a nice looking TA right crank arm. Thinking this would look
great on my Gitane TDF project I flipped it over to check the
length. Sweet mother of god-!! 185!!! the holly grail of long crank
arms! As a tall rider (6' 5") I am constantly on the look out for
longer crank arms. I scoured the shop and found a Campagnolo Strada
175 left crank arm but no luck on the elusive mate the TA 185. The
price was right so I took the 2 mismatched arms. Now I know it is
million to one shot but I've got to ask: is there a 185 mm left arm
TA crank out there? How about a 175 campy NR or Strada right arm?
Another option would be the very rare VAR crank arm stretcher if
anyone has this tool. : >)
Lane Wilkinson
Seattle WA