Mike, FS means the rear end gets lower to so more critical, loads of other factors, Riding Style, location, day or night riding ( Strike more at night as I miss things ), BB height, I go to great lengths to stop striking.

Mike, so your running with less of a coil lenghth wise LOL

Plus your frame was built around a 80-100mm fork anyways.

On my trek liquid i replaced the big chaining and within 2 rides it was goosed at the point where i had the cranks at 2.45. Basically on the techy rocks etc i was grounding it out all the time. I also had the dreaded pedal strike but not too often.

Since going to hardtail i havent bottomed out once and in fact i fitted a bash guard to replace the big ring and it has never been touched.

Don't think I've ever had a ring strike to be honest, must be riding some knarly stuff there, amazed it didn't stop the bike and throw you over.

Fitted 170's & had their first outing today - only 1 pedal strike on a route where I'd expect at least half a dozen. Climbing's a bit tougher though!

Thanks for the advice :)

I found climbing easier to be honest, but I'm not a fan of spinning so it stopped me doing that so much.

Amazing what a difference 5mm's of the crank can do, pedal strike wise hey.

Yeah, can't now understand why spesh don't spec 'em on bikes with such a low BB.

Causes, bigger numbers sell unless it's weight ofcourse then smaller, even short people might refuse to buy a bike with 170's on, what would people think, strange world, stranger people.

Abit less Sag front and back will sort that last strike out to :)