I’ve been riding now for just over 20 years and I’ve always used 150mm cranks on my 24 Muni, mostly to optimize leverage and control on technical terrain and steep climbing. So, after all this time I decided to try 127s for the same trails and climbs, and was shocked at how much better the shorter length is! Only wish I’d made the switch sooner. 
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This surprises me a bit, I thought the Oracle of Unicycling would have experimented with crank length before now! Im sure you would still out-climb me regardless of wheel size or crank length though 
I’ve started using 127mm on all my unicycles except the 36, which still has 137mm. Im not so confident on it yet and find mounting easier with slightly longer cranks.
On my 27.5 I find having gone from 137mm to 127mm I’m faster climbing as long as its not too rough. When it gets loose or bumpy I upd more often, but I think with practice I’ll get to where I was on 137mm.
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I tried to keep quiet, but now that someone spoke it out loud / wrote it down I was surprised, too. 150s on a 24er! Wow! Goes to show that you‘re never too old, I mean too experienced, to learn.
Looking forward to a bunch of new super high speed videos from UniGeezer.
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That’s not all that unusual really, on UDC just now, the 24” Club, Nimbus and Oracle munis are supplied from stock with 150mm (152 on the Club).
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Haha, yeah, I should have clarified a bit more. I have experimented with 127s, and even 110s for Muni, but never really gave them a proper “real-world" test. But after just one actual, full length ride, I made the switch permanent. The main improvement, for me, is the much smoother cadence due to less up/down leg movement. Of course, this was already understood. The wildcard for me was whether the 127s would provide enough leverage and control on tech terrain and steep climbs, and actually make me “2 tired" at age 70. 
But, not only are the 127s seemingly ideal, but I’ve also increased my Muni rides to around 500 minutes per week, or about 6-7 miles per day, 5x week. But even 150s pale to the 165s that were common when I first started riding around late 2005. I rode a lot with the Santa Barbara Muni club which included a lot of very experienced and veteran riders like John Long. They all ran 165s on their 24-in munis, mainly because most did not have brakes at that time.
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The more I read about your achievements and watch your videos, the more I doubt you’re really 70. You’re in such a good shape! Keep riding and learning things 
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He‘s the typical Benjamin Button type of person, you know.
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When my 26" arrived, I first tried it with 150s. I didn’t like it at all, so I moved to 125. I can’t imagine being on a 24/150 for 20 years! The change must have been massive.
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I do love short cranks for the smoothest cadence with less up/down leg movement. I use 110s on the 36er, 127s to 150s for XC 29er trail riding depending on the terrain, and the same with the g26er. I think it’s just that I was so used to running 150s on my 24 especially for super steep stuff like Fargo, which is 33% grade, and really chunky trails, that I stuck with them out of habit, even for Muni. But yeah, for most trail riding, the 127s seem ideal.