Hows my seat height? (pics)
Speedmenace
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I was pedaling backwards so if I was pedaling forwards my leg would have been extended slightly more
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are you playing bike polo with tri bars??0
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estampida wrote:are you playing bike polo with tri bars??
why not have tri bars, its a more efficient riding position and more comfortable than being in the drops, for me atleast, + the front end is more stable when standing/sprinting in the drops
anyway back to the question...0 -
Don't those earrings get in the way?0
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I would say your saddle could still come up by 2-3cm. Please tell me you don't wear that pi55 pot lid on the road..?0
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I would say your saddle could still come up by 2-3cm. Please tell me you don't wear that wife beater vest on the road..?0
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ShutUpLegs wrote:I would say your saddle could still come up by 2-3cm. Please tell me you don't wear that wife beater vest on the road..?
LOL
Yep ^, up a bit.
Why would someone only want one gear :P0 -
If your legs fel fine then keep it as it is.
Judging seat height by leg extension can vary, have a look at the extensions of Hoogerland (quite short), basso (strectched) and cunego (a bit more stretched).The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.0 -
You have the style of a 3 year old from the 80's!
Seat looks good to me, it's a bit relative mostly though. I prefer my seat a little bit lower as I push bigger gears and can get the power down with a bit lower, some like a bit higher with higher cadence.0 -
MountainMonster wrote:You have the style of a 3 year old from the 80's!
Seat looks good to me, it's a bit relative mostly though. I prefer my seat a little bit lower as I push bigger gears and can get the power down with a bit lower, some like a bit higher with higher cadence.
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It depends how you ride...
If you like to grind the big gears then leave it as it is to enable full power through the gears. If you like to spin the gears, i'd persoanlly move it up at least an inch...
Looking at the pictures though, i think the saddle height is the least of your worries....you do realise someone seems to have erased your face! :shock:0 -
haha too much banter, i guess the seat height isn't too bad considering people are commenting on irrelevant things, thanks for the advice on mashing v spinning
my average RPM is always around 90 though im changing the rear cog for 1 tooth bigger, should put me in the 100 RMP range. I'll raise it a couple cm's more0 -
try 1cm to start with.0
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Speedmenace wrote:my average RPM is always around 90 though im changing the rear cog for 1 tooth bigger, should put me in the 100 RMP range.
to be fair, if you're averaging 90rpm.....why are you upping the cassette by an extra tooth? Try to keep it as it is and ride at 100rpm - then you go faster
Or move down a gear... 0 -
Looks way too low to me. I worked on the advice that on the downstroke your leg was meant to be only slighty bent and works perfectly for me.
Judging by that pic it looks like you would be able to put both feet on the ground whilst sitting on your saddle!0 -
I think the way it feels to you, is worth more than a forum members POV based on a couple of picutres, so considering you have posted, I'd have said you feel there is some room for improvement.
In that case (and to fly in the face of my original statement), I would say start by adjusting the saddle upwards, about 5mm a time, and give it a good extended run to check it isn't causing any problems.
Tri bar position could do with some work, maybe shunt the saddle (or your ass) forward a bit, I'd also be carefull of locking your elbows when you are on the hoods0 -
No expert but have read leg should be around 25-30 deg bend at full extension and this works for me, if someone gets a protractor on your pic it doesn't look far off to me, maybe up just a little.Felt AR4
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MTB Kona Kikapu Deluxe with a few upgrades!!0 -
Do you shave legs and arms or do you just naturally have very little hair?
As said, saddle looks about 1" too low. Raise it by 5mm and go for a test ride, keep doing this until you find you are over stretching or are noticeably losing power, then lower it back a notch.0 -
Loving the helmet. Are those Space Invader characters on it?
PS Seat looks a bit low to me.Purveyor of "up"
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Seat is too low, but your comedy helmet cancels it out 0
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try leg staright with heel on pedal as a start point.
I find the Lemond formula ( inside leg x 0.883 ) gives me a fairly good point to work from , i then tend to go up n=by maybe 3 mm to get me in my zone.
For saddle set back it start with the bottom of the knee bone over pedal spindle then i adjusted to suit me by having it set maybe 1 cm in front of KOPS and a saddle set back of 3.5 cm .
This works for me as i tend to spin.
If you prefer to push a bigger gear you might need the saddle slightly further down and the seat set further back to get the power on the crank.FCN 3/5/90 -
that helmet is a shocker - have you no shame ?
Loungers with a cool lager after 60 would be great though0
