Training for higher cadence - crank length - Page 2

It shouldn't matter. As long as the frame is the correct size and has the right seat angles then it's pretty much putting the seat and the bars in the right place and setting the cleats on the shoes. Just go in one day and ask if he performs that service and set up something.

Besides, if he wants your future business should you ever want to get something a little shinier, or maybe just a new set of wheels or fancy lookin' tires, you'd expect him to give the customer the service that they should get.

You shouldn't be bouncing on a crank that may be even 10mm too long. That said 10mm isn't really all that great (measure it) yet running cranks that much longer is almost made out to be something that would get one burned at the stake or hung from the gallows... Do you have any issues that limit flexibilty, back problems, prior injuries that still make themselves felt etc?

I had knee problems with 170 cranks and I'm a 'masher' by nature. I decided to go wild and went to 145! My cadence went up, my speed went up, my knee pain went away.

145 is extreme but there's no doubt in my mind that if you want higher cadence, shorter cranks will 'enable' that. (I'm an older 'recreational' rider.)

Well, poor riding technique could certainly contribute to that. Until fairly recently, I've mainly just ridden bikes w/o paying any attention to the finer points and niceties of how to actually do it.

I am trying to pay more attention to my pedalling style, but if there's an advantage to be had by shorter cranks I certainly can use that too.

My knees are - sensitive, I suppose, after some unsuitable riding I did in my early teens(more detailed description in an earlier post.) They do OK in everyday life, but they easily get sore and tender if I overexert them - which is easily done. Doing a climb out of the saddle as opposed to in the granny gear on my daily ride, the extra miles of the scenic route home when the weather is nice. Heck, a whole day sitting still will do the trick too.