Shorter cranks may reduce aches, smooth your spin, and make long rides more comfortable.

I S=still have and read Bicycle Road Racing by Ed Borysewicz. Eddy (who was "the man" back in the day) recommended longer cranks for leverage, climbing, and time trials. My inseam is 29 inches, I was ...

If the crank length is too long you'll suffer hip, knee and back pain. So, get it right for better bike handling, aero gains and pain-free rides ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Appleman Bicycles has just announced an expanded line of spiders and direct-mount chainrings, making the Appleman 2XR crankset ...

In any motorsport, the more you know about how the engine is performing, the better a driver is likely to do in a race. That holds for bicycles, too, where the driver just happens to also be the ...

Your first task is to suit the weight and strength of your next crank to your needs. If you’re a cross-country/trail rider who never damages cranks or stresses them by jumping or doing big drops, then ...

You always find that the moment at which you are forced to get off the bike and walk is when you are at the top of the pedal stroke - this is because at this dead point the rider has the least ...

Mountain bikes mostly come with three standard crank lengths, but which one is best for you? Longer cranks have leverage, but how much does that matter? Depending on the terrain you ride, it might be ...

Shimano is recalling 680,000 units of its bicycle cranksets after getting 4,519 reports of the cranksets separating, including reports of six injuries that included fractures and lacerations, ...