Originally Posted by Trobinson986

I went to a “reputable” place and he sort of urged me towards 165mm cranks. I wanted to lower my bars but I couldn’t really lower them much with my 175mm cranks because I was “bouncing” too much. As in my knees were coming too close to my chest as the fitter put it. He’s 5’11” and rides 165mm cranks. I considered 170mm but for whatever reason he sort of seemed to lean towards 165. He had to order them either way so it’s not like he was just trying to sell me whatever was in the shop. Do you think I made a mistake doing that short? I went for a ride tonight and definitely felt the difference. I had zero knee pain whereas with my 175mm cranks I was having some knee pain