Saddle position

[Cheese]

Can somebody tell me what the correct position is for saddle.

 

i know it has something to do with your knee but is not sure?

 

 

[Vivster]

Correct height: If you put your heel on the pedal, while the crank is all the way at the bottom, your leg must be straight. It can have a very tiny bent.

 

Correct horisontal pos: If you sit on the saddle, hand on the handle bar, yopur handle bar must be on top of the hub if you look down. In other words, your hub has to be behind the handle bar and they must follow the same lines.

[Trapper]

Very NB: Saddle must be higher than your knees

[Iwan Kemp]

Correct height: If you put your heel on the pedal' date=' while the crank is all the way at the bottom, your leg must be straight. It can have a very tiny bent.

 

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Correct horisontal pos: If you sit on the saddle, hand on the handle bar, yopur handle bar must be on top of the hub if you look down. In other words, your hub has to be behind the handle bar and they must follow the same lines.

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Not even close.

 

 

 

Saddle Height

 

1. Your crank arms must be in line with the seat tube

 

2. One will look at the amount of heel drop when you lock your knee and then "release" it

 

*** Not a) pedal at the bottom or b) your leg must be straight***

 

 

 

For and Aft Saddle Position

 

1. Level your crank arm with the floor. Use a level.

 

2. Drop a weighted line from the inside of your knee

 

The line must be in line with the pedal axle.

 

3. If not make SMALL changes as the dif between saddle adjustment and distance needed at the pedal is exponential.

 

***Not stem/hub story. That was relevant before we knew what we know today and before compact frames and geo changes.***

 

To better explain: if your set-up is 100% you won't be able to see your hub, but there are ways to set-up your incorrectly and not see the hub.

 

 

 

Best is to go have a fitment done at a shop who knows what they are doing.

 

 

 

 

[Christopher Brunsdon]

Think I'll rather just spend a few hundred at get it properly fitted.

[SwissVan]

Can somebody tell me what the correct position is for saddle.

i know it has something to do with your knee but is not sure?

 

There is no hard and fast way to determine YOUR correct saddle position, most methods that require some sort of measurement (be it in degrees, cm, mm, line of sight ect....) are guestimates to get you started.

Anyone of these formulas may work for you, if so lucky you.

 

Pick one (use Google) to get your initial position.

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm

 

Ultimately you want to adjust your saddle up/down/forward / back to achieve what is FIRSTLY most comfortable and then most EFFICIENT for YOU.

 

See this artical here

http://www.cyclefitcentre.com/pdf%20final%20docs/backyard%20positioning_julu_aug_2004.pdf