Quote Originally Posted by Sylvia View Post
As previously said most road bike cranks go down to 165mm. If you need to go shorter, then there will likely be a balance between the how short you need to go, the quality of the crank and the price you are willing to pay.
Sylvia, thanks and I do agree with you. If I go shorter I will have to consider the quality of the part and the price I am willing to pay. Eden got me to thinking about my mtb so I tossed the idea around with my better half and he talked with my favorite mechanic at the LBS. They are ordering in Shimano 165mm cranks for my mtb. I am really interested to know if I can actually turn the pedals with these cranks. It will be much easier to work up to 165's than the 172.5 in my opinion. Right now I can only crank the pedals forward to 9/10 o'clock and backward to 3/4 o'clock. SadieKate, my knees will probably thank me for the smaller cranks. Thanks for the tips everyone. I appreciate your help.