POLL: crank length & height

[eofelis]

I'm 5'2"
I have 165mm cranks on my road bike (ultegra), touring bike (105) and touring/commuting bike (XT).

I have 170mm cranks on my mtn bike (until I find another XT 165mm crankset)

I also have the Ultegra quality short reach STIs on my road bike.

[Trek420]

I'm 5'1"
* 170mm cranks on road bike
* super teeny-tiny hands and no problems reaching Campy Record
* old bike had 165mm cranks, the longer ones were recomended by the builder when he custom fit the bike. Who am I to dissagree?

It's been fine so far though I sometimes debate going back to 165.

[jobob]

I'm 5'7"

My Riv Romulus and Saluki (both road/touring bikes) both have 170 mm cranks.

On the other hand, the Rivendell Road bike that I bought second-hand came with 175 mm crank arms - which according to the 'formulas' out there are a bit too long for me. I figured I'd replace them if I need to. But I've had no problems with them, and to be honest, I've never noticed a difference.

[carback]

I'm 4'11" (yes, I'm full-grown)

Road & mountain bikes have 165mm. My road bike also has smaller wheels (650 CC versus my touring bike which has 700 CC)
Touring bike has 170mm

The 165mm cranks were standard-issue with my Women's Specific Trek road bike.

[Saxa82]

I'm 5' 2"
165 mm cranks (came with my Fisher WSD bike)
mtn bike

[RebeccaAnn]

jobob--I am coveting your Rivendells. A Romulus AND a Saluki sounds wonderful.

I am 5'3" with 170mm cranks on both bikes, road (700cc) and hybrid (26" wheels).

Let me toss another question into this, if I may: For those of you using a non-standard crank (a crank other than the one your bike came with), what prompted the change?

If your bike is a custom job, what determined the crank size?

If your bikes have differing crank sizes, can you tell the difference? How do they compare?

[Pedal Wench]

5'4", and all three road bikes have 170's. My newest bike (my bella Bianchi!) was built from the frame up, but since I knew I loved the fit of my other bikes, I automatically ordered 170's for the new one.

[drplasma64]

I'm 5'2"

my centurion accordo road bike has 165 mm crank arms. I can't remember if it was standard or not (in 1989). I do remember that I got a shorter stem (90mm) than standard at the time. Maybe even narrower handlebars. It was not a "woman's bike" (aka, not a stepthrough, the only option at the time).

my new Trek7200FX hybrid for kid carting will have 170 mm (that's the standard for the 15" size, and it is a "womens", but not a WSD but not a "Ladies Stepthrough") and I hope they'll be OK.

I've actually been obsessing about whether the crank length is going to be a problem...I was looking at the LeMond website and saw their small size Etape bike come with 165mm and shorter stems and narrower handlebars. Sigh.