Originally Posted by
crazyskillz07
I thought crank length had more to do with your riding style than fit. Wouldn't longer cranks make hammering easier and shorter cranks make spinning more efficient?
Please correct me if I am wrong. And if anyone would want to do the physics it would be an interesting read.
No correction; Other than taste, feel, style of bike and trends. From a technical point of view as far as custom builders, fitters and like maitain , femer length moreso than just leg overall length or height is the big det. factor. Miguel Indurain used 180s, super long femur @ 6'3"(+?)
"They" have, in fact done the physics. Hammering VS Spinning pertains as well.