Originally Posted by
gugie
Crank length is over-rated, IMO. A few mm's? If it were important, crank lengths would come in significantly different lengths than they do now.
Having said that,
read this.
Good digging. I'm one guy that's picking up 145 mm Cobb compact double on Thursday. I can't bend my knee the required 120-125 degrees to get any effective torque on a 165mm or greater crank. This may be a godsend for me, I thought I may never ride in clips or clipless again. (If it's a fail, I have some NOS 46 Giro road shoes available cheap!). Hoping it may suit me well. I used to be a fast-twitch torque'y rider and always like short cranks. Might be liberating.
'll have a ride report in a a few weeks as I'm going to a cottage.