Originally Posted by
procrit
What do you guys think about going with a shorter crank? I rode 170's when I raced last, which felt better than 172.5 (which I currently have), but I'm debating on trying some 165's to open my hip angle even more, and get my back even flatter (I would have to raise the seat 7.5mm, and keep the bars where they are). I'm interested to hear if you guys have tried this.
I kept putting it off cuz I couldn't find online any solid evidence that short would be better for me, but I had suspected for a while. So I finally went with 160s when I got my new power meter (like 3 years ago). It felt tons better. Raised the saddle half inch. I'm 5'-10" with somewhat short legs. I cant really say if it had any positive or negative effect on power because that was about when I was starting to burn out and stopped training decently.