It’s interesting, my wife is ~5’ and she tried both 165mm and 170mm and settled on the 170mm (blind test, multiple rides). I used to run 180mm on my SS but I’m happy with 175mm + oval.
I tried to get into shorter cranks (lots of meat there to write about) but learned behaviour, after months on 170mm on two different FS bikes I was happy to be back on 175. It’s funny because I have friends over 6’ who swear by 165mm cranks now - not shuttlers, they ideal all over.
May 3, 2022, 6:32 a.m. - Andrew Major
It’s interesting, my wife is ~5’ and she tried both 165mm and 170mm and settled on the 170mm (blind test, multiple rides). I used to run 180mm on my SS but I’m happy with 175mm + oval. I tried to get into shorter cranks (lots of meat there to write about) but learned behaviour, after months on 170mm on two different FS bikes I was happy to be back on 175. It’s funny because I have friends over 6’ who swear by 165mm cranks now - not shuttlers, they ideal all over.