Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
My guy insisted I get a 170 when I got my Kuota. I had only had 165s on my other bikes. One ride on the 170s told me no way. I felt like I was mashing the whole time. He thought it would give me power. I said, "You have to have power to get power."
Seriously, I am barely 5' 1" and have a 28.5 inseam. There is a reason small bikes come with small cranks.
Thx for that post. I read in the fit link I posted about the arguments for diff crank sizes... being what you are saying from your fit guy. The longer crank will give you more power 'supposedly'... but, I agree with you (and that is what this article was saying). There are things about my body that are not designed to 'mash'. My heart muscle can take more effort to spin. I didn't really think/ask about it at the time to the fitter. Too many other things swirling around my head. But, I will. Appreciate the input.