BMX - crank question

i found a biek today in the trash, it actually was my friends old bike that he threw away and somone found it and rode it. It seems to be in decent condition, one question in it has a short crank, what i mean is the rod that goes down from the crank to the pedals is short, is this good or bad?

By short, do you mean its shorter than the other side? Can you post a picture of it?

By short, do you mean its shorter than the other side? Can you post a picture of it?
what i mean is the rod itself going down is short, it feels like riding a kids bike, but yes i will post pictures up tomorrow, it's to dark now

It's spelled rod, not rode, we drive on rodes.

And so help me god if somebody posts a Yakov Smirnoff joke...

1) A crankarm is not a rod.
2) Rode is a past-tense verb.
3) We drive on roads.

Christ.

you guys are jsut some picky ********'s arent you? im trying to get help and instead of helping me you are giving me an english lesson, and i know what rode is, i had a typo you idiot

yea the BMX forum around here is pretty bad ;)

you need to get a longer crank...but i have a feeling its a kids bike, asuming that he didnt change the crank.

you need to get a longer crank...but i have a feeling its a kids bike, asuming that he didnt change the crank.
well it's a 20 inch, but i dont have money for a new crank so i guess im going to stick with this one till i find a good deal at a pawn shop for a cheapo bike so i can pull the crank off and put it on this one




edit: thanks for the help, unlike other people who replied here

It has kid cranks on it 'cause it's a kid bike. It was probably in the trash for a reason.