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old man knees and crank arm length

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benward:
I was talking about standing and pedaling.

nwcstn:
This is old but whatever, keep in mind longer crank arms will put more strain on your hips with your feet farther apart.

weedbix:
Not to sound like couch but I'd imagine Q factor may play a part too

O.G. David:

--- Quote from: benward on July 18, 2017, 10:10:49 AM ---I was talking about standing and pedaling.

--- End quote ---
Higher seat saves my knees when landing, bottom hit the seat before my knees bend too much.

JFax:
From 175 you can more or less only move up to 180, which would not be a massive difference. If you are riding with pegs it is also more likely that you would hit the peg with the back off your shoes when riding longer cranks.
Im 6.3 and ride 160 cranks and tend to ride for 30-60 minutes to the park. I used to ride 180 but felt that you move your legs around so much when you pedal. Have no issue with knees though, for that I would just ride a super long seatpost that you can slam into the frame when you start riding the spot.

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