Originally Posted by
Korina
To borrow Sheldon Brown's analogy, it's a lot easier for a tall person to climb small steps than it is for a short person to climb tall steps.
If I'm climbing stairs, crank length is the least of my concerns.
Sorry, I just had to. It's a pretty good analogy.
Basically, nobody ever hurt themselves going too small, and some people could hurt themselves going too big.