If leverage won bike races, we'd all be riding 400mm cranks—debunking myths and optimizing crank arm length for peak performance.

and many brands are beginning to meet the demand for short cranks. Ride5Dev, Appleman, Canfield Bikes, and Hope are a few brands that have shown love to riders looking for a shorter crank option.

Shorter cranks reduce the distance your foot travels to make a single revolution. Imagining the circle your foot must draw ...

But it is possible to go too short, as illustrated in a video from The Lost Co., in which they test out some extreme crank lengths in the Whistler Bike Park. The Era cranks will retail for $499 ...