All About Crank Lengths
11-02-17, 08:48 PM
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All About Crank Lengths
Seems like (admittedly partially my fault) crank length discussion has taken over the "I Just Bought..." thread, so I've started this thread for crank stuff.
IMHO if your road bike is primarily for training and you focus on track, you should run the same crank lengths and saddle-to-pedal position as possible.
If you're also focusing on road, CX, MTB, etc. racing, then of course you'd want to optimize each bike for each task.
IMHO if your road bike is primarily for training and you focus on track, you should run the same crank lengths and saddle-to-pedal position as possible.
If you're also focusing on road, CX, MTB, etc. racing, then of course you'd want to optimize each bike for each task.
11-03-17, 07:58 AM
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Lots of info on crank length and affect on cadence here: https://www.bikeforums.net/track-cyc...ying-200s.html
11-05-17, 09:01 PM
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I road all three lengths in a week for several years.
I thought running short was better for training.
I thought running short was better for training.
