Saddle Height
hamlets
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Hi,
I have been doing a fair bit of road cycling and want to keep going through winter. I have a time trial bike on the turbo and my road bike fitted with mud guards. However some of the training books mention that Mountain biking is a good way for road guys to ring the changes and keep the legs going through winter. I had a proper bike fit for my road bikes and they seem very comfortable. The books seem to indicate that to avoid injuries the saddle position from centre of bottom bracket should be fairly consistant. So I purchased a Kona Hoss mainly because I got a good price and it seemed reasonable quality. The problem is when I raise the seat to the same height as my road bikes it seems very high and I feel a bit unstable. I can't help thinking that when I am out on the trail things are going to get a bit slippery and up and downie etc. I would want to be able to unclip and get my foot down quickly. So I guess to get to the point should I persevere or should I lower the saddle and if I do will this cause all kinds of injuries???
I have been doing a fair bit of road cycling and want to keep going through winter. I have a time trial bike on the turbo and my road bike fitted with mud guards. However some of the training books mention that Mountain biking is a good way for road guys to ring the changes and keep the legs going through winter. I had a proper bike fit for my road bikes and they seem very comfortable. The books seem to indicate that to avoid injuries the saddle position from centre of bottom bracket should be fairly consistant. So I purchased a Kona Hoss mainly because I got a good price and it seemed reasonable quality. The problem is when I raise the seat to the same height as my road bikes it seems very high and I feel a bit unstable. I can't help thinking that when I am out on the trail things are going to get a bit slippery and up and downie etc. I would want to be able to unclip and get my foot down quickly. So I guess to get to the point should I persevere or should I lower the saddle and if I do will this cause all kinds of injuries???
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well when you are on the trails you need to move about more and you will often be standing up and not siting and spinning as you would on a road bike.
for smooth stuff then correct saddle height is as you have it but when things get rougher then drop it a bit and dont be worried about getting of the saddle and hanging your arse out over the rear wheel when decending
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I use my MTB for road rides occasionally.
I always set the saddle higher for road work. It's not much, but 5-10mm seems to make a massive difference.Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50
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Thanks for the replies. Iv'e been out for two or three rides now and found that the height is actually more comfortable when a bit higher than my road bike. Probably because of the thickness of my MTB shoes or something like that. Still can't get used to gear selection and I am seem to be spinning even faster. Still the 17mile round trip on my local railway path to Marlborough is actually smoother than most of the roads around here.We are all prisoners of our own experiences including elephants.0
