Originally Posted by lotek
ya know, 53-11 is probably gonna have either
a coronary or a nervous breakdown when he reads
the first article.
You haven't even been reading my stuff lately then. For the last 4 months I've been saying this "proprtional" crank length theory is all a bunch of BS becasue the bikes aren't made "proprtional" (and I'm not talking about BB height either)
Look at how seat tube angle changes drastically as you move up the size range in a road frame. Heck just becasue some guy with a 28" inseam can ride a 170mm crank doesn't mean I'll be able to ride a 195 mm crank with my 36" inseam. Easiest explanation (BB height non-withstanding) is that I'm not riding a 76 degree seat tube angle (which decreses distance to pedals and compensates for shorter femeur) like the guy on the smaller frame.