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Longer femur and foot should = longer crank. And converse. But wasn't it Bobic or Gaul (pint-size frog climbers of the 40/50s) who rode 180s, which is the same as me riding 210s....
Not everyone has the same thigh to calf ratio, and this ratio is supposed to be an indicator of super-cyclist. Merckx Hinault both 1.2 : 1 thigh to calf. Me 1.09:1.
Uh, actually I meant that even though I ride 175s all the time, I have to ride 165s on my track bike - do I pull my sadlle up? or leave it where it is? I currently leave it where it is ie 780mm. Whatever, it changes the relationship of the legs with the bottom bracket axis.
That's what I was trying to get at.