Short Cranks vs Big Cranks, Which is Better?

[Dogtrousers]

Another conspiracy theory is that a riders height in CM is roughly there ideal crank length in MM....could it be that simple

Does explain why cranks are available in 165-180mm and the most common now being 172.5mm moving from 170mm as humans grow ever taller.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Average_height_around_the_world

Of course, Leonardo was aware of this very fact 500 years ago

Vitruvian Man with cranks

• Dogtrousers
• 13 Nov 2015

 

[A.Z.KOETSIER]

Of course, Leonardo was aware of this very fact 500 years ago

Vitruvian Man with cranks

• Dogtrousers
• 13 Nov 2015

Wow exactly a 10th! Well the crank debate is solved then!

 

[Citius]

Apparently, the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids using a Shimano 170mm crank arm as a measure....

 

[Sharky]

Apparently, the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids using a Shimano 170mm crank arm as a measure....

And the Greeks used to use Zeus crank arms

 

[Dogtrousers]

Apparently, the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids using a Shimano 170mm crank arm as a measure....

You sure they didn't use Pyramid cranks?

I'm only kidding, don't get cranky. This thread has cotter lot to answer for.

 

[Citius]

A.Z is gonna be sorry he started this..