Originally Posted by
smashndash
I'm 5' 7" and people have an aneurysm when I tell them I ride 165mm cranks. I watched a bike fitter have a meltdown over it. I have a friend who's 5' 5" with legs so short that he couldn't ride a size S emonda (seat mast wouldn't go low enough) and even he was told he didn't need anything less than 170s.
I have 38cm bars too but somehow that seems more acceptable to people.
Many bike fitters don't seem to have a clue. I know people who have gone to 2-3 different bike fitters and been given a pretty different fit from each one. It may be fine for the general population, but when you start getting into performance, it becomes a pretty big deal.