Katie's Crank

[velocycling]

It says she is 5'6" and rides a 175 cm crank. Does that seem right? I would have thought she would be using a shorter one.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/katie-comptons-planet-bike-stevens-cyclocross-carbon-team

 

[James Huang]

Yup, that's correct. Katie is a power rider and prefers to push on the longer crankarms. I thought it was strange the first time I profiled one of her bikes, too, but I've confirmed and reconfirmed on multiple occasions.