CRANK LENGTH Discussions DISCUSSION #1 – Damon Rinard, Cervelo Engineer Link to article I’ve heard many triathletes and time trialists are switching to shorter cranks: 170, 165, even 160mm. What do you recommend? CRANK LENGTHThis post might contain affiliate links for which we may make a small commission at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase. Learn more. Great question. It is true that many top athletes are switching to shorter cranks for timed racing such as triathlon and TT. This is relatively new, because traditionally longer cranks were thought to be better since they give more … Continue reading CRANK LENGTH – 2 Discussions