Originally Posted by
tetonrider
because -- for road positions -- hip angle is not usually a constraint.
also, conventional thinking here is that as cadence decreases torque becomes more important; people typically use longer cranks in scenarios where they want more leverage at low RPM. MTBs are an example of this.
It's a paved road climb with planned out gearing. hopefully he isn't getting into low RPM.
I just remember watching an everest challenge winner zoom by on like 100mm powercranks and thinking it was smart because his legs stayed more extended. Like climbing a bunch of 6" stairs instead of 12" stairs. know what I mean?
Either way, the cranks weigh less if they are shorter so [MENTION=364302]Doge[/MENTION] will prefer that!