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Senior Retro Guru
I always had 175's as a youth on my mtb's bitd, most of my bikes are now 172.5mm but I have had some 170's for a few years now on my 'best bike'. I do actually notice a slight difference when riding it (in a good way) & when I hop on some of my retro mtb's to commute or whatever, I really feel the 175mm length, in my hips mostly. It just feels like my feet have to travel an awful long way forwards & backwards with each revolution. I'm certainly a convert to 170's & want to try some 165's on my road bike.
Surely the argument for extra leverage is marginal at 5mm diff, but I can imagine the angle change at the knee is probably a couple of degrees, which is not insignificant esp if chasing comfort due to a niggle.
Surely the argument for extra leverage is marginal at 5mm diff, but I can imagine the angle change at the knee is probably a couple of degrees, which is not insignificant esp if chasing comfort due to a niggle.