Shorter cranks - what are your options?

Are you considering a move to shorter cranks?

If you’ve already committed yourself to this change then perhaps you’ve noticed just how hard it can be to find options that fit your bike.

Despite decades worth of research into the benefits of cranks shorter than the conventional 170-175mm range, most major manufacturers still don’t offer crank options in a length that is suitable for many riders. In recent years, more options have become available but a combination of factors (a broad range of different compatibility requirements, industry-wide stock shortages and an increase in the number of cyclists that have become wise to the benefits offered by shorter cranks) can make it tricky to find cranks <170mm.

To help you on your quest for {insert any of the myriad benefits of cranks shorter than <170mm}, we’ve put together a table of the options we most commonly recommend to our bike fitting customers. Whilst there are some other options we’ve not listed, these are generally either out of stock or just too expensive to recommend - if you think there’s an option we should include then drop us an email.