Dropper not letting me put seat at right angle

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

3 minutes ago, RobynE said:

Is it a different saddle to the one you had with the previous dropper?

Is It currently hurting the meat and veg or the pudding? 

I’d do a bike fit first and see. 

same saddle different dropper (specialized power saddle in the size the ass scan machine said to get I was happy on this saddle on the previous post)

tjommie is the main area affected 

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

Heres a olddd photo of my old bike with same saddle

Thats how i need it angled question is how do i now buy another 2nd hand dropper and know that itl be able to achive this? or am i forced basically to buy new in a bikeshop so i can test it

[guidodg]

very difficult to see if another dropper will give you more adjustment range without trying one

[Sandro]

I would do a proper bike setup before anything else.

[RobynE]

I think you just need a bike fit and possibly new saddle. Another dropper isn’t going to be an instant fix. Where do you live/travel to? 

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

Heres a photo of this bike with previous dropper at the angle i need...

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

1 minute ago, RobynE said:

I think you just need a bike fit and possibly new saddle. Another dropper isn’t going to be an instant fix. Where do you live/travel to? 

capetown area
work bellville
ride tygerberg etc

[guidodg]

I have both KS Lev droppers and an E-Thirteen Vario dropper and I can see the Vario has a lot more adjustment...

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

1 minute ago, guidodg said:

I have both KS Lev droppers and an E-Thirteen Vario dropper and I can see the Vario has a lot more adjustment...

ooooooooooooo okay

Maybe i should just go to a shop with the vario in stock and go have a look? 4.5k just somuch but ja I think il be forced to buy new considiring all of this

joh jammer vir die spelling hoor!

[RobynE]

I’m sure the Capies can suggest the right spot for you to do a fit and find your solution 

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

kykhie i feel like i need to just drive to a shop and take the hit... i know this saddle works for me at the right angle and like my chommie is actively in paid wholeday eryday at the moment

[Mamil]

If you place a spirit level or a spirit level app on your phone on the saddle on the flattest part of the nose of the saddle, what is the angle?

[lightning.milan@gmail.com]

i went to evobikes they had a lyne in stock and it works! was wrong length so ordered one to pickup tomorrow

Hopefully tonights ride is my last holpyn ride

[Mamil]

I would have thought that that strong saddle tilt would transfer weight onto your hands on long rides - but if it's comfy for you then it's comfy for you.

My saddle tilt adjustments usually end with me totally screwing up my position and going back to the bike fitter for a reset.

He calls me a "micro-adjuster".

[ChrisF]

5 hours ago, lightning.milan@gmail.com said:

its then flat at the moment not tilted forward at all and ive been comfortable for years on this saddle... just tilted maybe 1deg more nose down... no pain in arms no sliding nothing just happy lol but now this dropper wont let me tilt to the right angle... no ive never had a bike fit

 

 

Saddles do have a live time.

 

I had the same issue in December/January with my HT (my long distance road bike) ....

 

Turns out the saddle had sagged in the middle.  NO, you dont see it.  But as soon as you sit on it, you sag into it like a soft couch .... causing all kinds of issues.  The irony is it happens so gradually that you dont realise it, until it starts hurting ....

 

Sure, tilting the heck out of it means you end up sitting on the front .... which is not ideal either.

 

Took a few tries to get the right saddle ..... After many years on Sella Italia I now love the Fizik on the HT.

 

Well worth popping in at Irma (IrmFit) and have a bike fit done.

[Bro Derek]

Jaroslav Kulhavy says point your saddle down as much as you want if it works.

It certainly worked for him

But then I remember less than brilliant riders back then telling him to have a bike fit too, so 🤷‍♂️

Edited Thursday at 03:49 PM by Bro Derek