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Bicycling

TexasProgresive

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5. Sounds like it ought to work.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:46 PM

Jul 2015

This way you could start at the shortest length and see how your knees feel and work up to get more torque. Looking at them they might kick the arms out a bit wider which would be a plus for me. I think that I am touching the left chain stay with my heel at times (I have to be slightly toe out to prevent knee pain). I worry that I will do damage to it and the shoe. My old left shoe was pretty scuffed up.

One plus I can see to shorter cranks is that you will be encouraged to spin at a higher cadence. Personally I find spinning 70 to 85 RPM really helps my knees.

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Anyone familiar with shorter crank arms to help with limited knee range of movement? [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 OP

You can probably find a triple-ring crank on ebay at 165mm.. frylock Jul 2015 #1

I think you're on to something. TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #2

Thanks! I'll check out the links Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #4

Found something that could be worth trying, at least for the short term: Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #3

Sounds like it ought to work. TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #5