Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
OK, I want a count of the folks in this thread who posted that having short legs is not an aero disadvantage AND who also have short legs, say 29" and less.
It’s tough to separate short people from people who just have short legs relative to their torso. I’d say short people have an aero disadvantage mainly because the bike industry likes to put them on absurdly long cranks and also because there’s a limit to how low you can go with 700c wheels. If the bike industry weren’t so euro-male centric, short people would have the aero advantage for obvious reasons.
Fwiw I’m 5’ 7” and have long legs for my height (31” jeans?) and had to downsize to 165mm cranks to get aero without impinging my hips.