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saddle tilt and height

  • 21-09-2009 1:27pm
    #1
    jwshooter
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    saddle tilt and height, any info on this as i think my saddle is a little low and it tilts a bit in the front.
    also pros and cons of each.

    thanks jw


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  • #2
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭Drapper


    good article here

    http://www.competitivecyclist.com/html/fit/mtb_fit_details.html

    and

    http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/fitness/article/technique-how-to-get-your-seat-height-right-14608?img=2

    I use the lemond method..... works for me :-) tilt I keep neutral i.e. flat.


    Your inseam x 0.883.


  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,222 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Saddle tilt pros: I've seen some research that this alleviates lower back pain in recreational (i.e. non-professional) cyclists, but the saddle tilt recommended was absurd.

    Saddle tilt cons: looks stupid and against UCI rules.

    Saddle height: as high as possible without rocking your hips at a decent cadence (e.g. 100rpm). Make changes very gradually. Too high: achilles problems. Too low: knee problems.


  • #4
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    i take it your leg should not lock out straight


  • #5
    Raam
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    jwshooter wrote: »
    i take it your leg should not lock ought straight

    defo not


  • #6
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,222 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Re: checking smoothness at different saddle heights, the best way is to get someone to look at you whilst you're cycling on a turbo. You need to be putting decent power down, so just cruising past someone standing there isn't really good enough. Or you could try it on the road, with someone cycling/driving behind you, looking at your hips.


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  • #7
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    Lumen wrote: »
    Re: checking smoothness at different saddle heights, the best way is to get someone to look at you whilst you're cycling on a turbo. You need to be putting decent power down, so just cruising past someone standing there isn't really good enough. Or you could try it on the road, with someone cycling/driving behind you, looking at your hips.

    thanks ,just a head of you. i have it on the turbo . i put it up a inch .


  • #8
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,222 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    jwshooter wrote: »
    thanks ,just a head of you. i have it on the turbo . i put it up a inch .

    Hmmm. TinyExplosions did this and his knees exploded.

    Only move it a quarter of an inch a week. It doesn't seem like much, but it is.


  • #9
    deremol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 113 ✭✭deremol


    What about mountain bikes?:confused: Does above apply? or is it a different kettle of fish altogether?


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