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Some methods for determining correct saddle height

  • 04-01-2013 10:58am
    #1
    doozerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭


    This BikeRadar article might be of interest to people who are struggling with determining a good height for their saddle. It presents some of the (many) different methods used.

    It's such a tricky, and subjective, area that it's quite possible that none of the methods described will produce a saddle height which is "just right" for many people but it may get you in the right ballpark at least.
    Setting the correct seat height would seem to be such a fundamental part of cycling that you would have thought the boffins had agreed long ago on the best method. But you’d be wrong.

    One thing all the experts agree on however is that if you get the height wrong, the effects can be catastrophic. A study suggests that setting the height too low can decrease time to exhaustion by as much as 12 per cent. 

    Consequently cyclists with limited time on their hands might actually get more out of a shorter session by lowering their seats to a sub-optimal level so as to make it harder.

    It’s an interesting theory, but even knowing how to get it wrong presupposes that you know how to get it right, and many don’t.  Read on to find out exactly how to do it.


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  • #2
    DaveyDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,365 ✭✭✭DaveyDave


    I've been thinking of going for a proper fit for my hardtail as I've just thrown on a random stem and seatpost since I've gotten it and will probably be getting wider bars and such. Would be interesting to see where I should make changes.

    I've been using the heel method for the past 2 years and have only ever had an issue from the saddle slightly lowering itself due to the clamp not being tight enough.


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