Does Crank Length Affect Your Cycling Performance? The Science

Does your crank length have an impact on your cycling performance and how do you determine the optimal crank length for you? I go into the science as well as discuss how leg length affects optimal crank length and how changing your crank length can affect your cadence. Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backwardhatdylan Flow Formulas Nutrition: https://flowformulas.com/collections/all Bikenetic Bike Shop: https://www.bikenetic.com/ Starlight Apparel: https://www.starlightapparel.com/ Niner Bikes: https://ninerbikes.com/ Bike Togs: https://togs.com/ Enve Wheels: https://www.enve.com/en/ Handup Gloves: http://bit.ly/2FPtKKN Promo code: JOHN$ON Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Strava for more content: Instagram: @dylanjawnson Twitter: @djdylansjohnson Facebook: Dylan Johnson Cycling Coach Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/207526 The studies I used in this video: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00140138308963449 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210100400 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-009-1197-0 https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/h97-027#.XnkXtZNKiqA https://www.clinicalbikefit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cranklength1.pdf https://shapeamerica.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215490#.XnoPrJNKiqA https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/026404100365054 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0021929088900164