Does my setup look a little odd?

SPOODZILLA

Hi,

Had a couple of people comment on the height of my bike seat, which is starting to make me paranoid. I'm considering a bike fit in a few weeks to make sure i'm not doing myself any damage (had a l4/5 discectomy 7 months ago). I get some lower back pain (which I expect until i'm fully recovered) and the odd aching of the wrist, but managed 40 miles & 3000ft of climbing on saturday without much trouble, just the odd stop to stretch a bit.

I'm 6'4" (34" inseam) on a trek 62cm frame, bought a longer seatpost as the max on the last one didnt go high enough (burning tops of knees), and exchanged the 130cm stem of a 90cm one with a steeper angle as I felt I was over-reaching.

Anyway, take a look:

jimmys85

Don't see anything!

andy46

I can see it

I can't really comment on bike fit as I'm having issues of my own with that at the moment

That is a huge frame!

sloppyschleckonds

Your saddle seems quite far forward

Herbsman

Try moving your saddle further back and dropping it down. As you drop it down it goes forward because the seattube is angled back.

mattward1979

yeah there has to be something slightly off as im the same height as you with a 33" inseam and I fit fine on a 58cm frame.

The seat to handlebar drop looks quite a lot for someone that has back problems...

Check that your Knee is over the pedal spindle when the pedals are horizontal, and you may find that as suggested above, you need to shuffle the seat back a bit, meaning your saddle comes down and you have a better chance of getting a drop that is more comfortable!

Good luck!

danowat

Huge stack of spacers and a hi-rise stem point to the fact that there is an issue somewhere......

Peddle Up!

That's a big frame. I'm 6'3" and fit well on a 60cm Trek, confirmed by a bike fit. My old 58cm was a tad too small for me, but I think a 62cm would be too big. How did you settle for that size?

pst88

I think a 130cm would make anyone stretch! Maybe try a 130mm one. Ha ha ha, I don't have anything useful to add.

jgsi

I assume you bought bike online?

ptr_

completely unrelated but are those wheels Bontrager Selects? If so, check for cracks where the spokes meet the rim, very common problem with these wheels. I rode a second hand pair for a few hundred miles before noticing the rear rim was completely fubar :oops:

Butterd2

Also surprised you need the saddle so high, I'm 33" leg and ride a 58cm. As others have said, saddle is too far forwards and for me aesthetically the spacer stack and rise on the stem just looks wrong. Unless you have really long legs and little T Rex arms the horizontal distance between saddle and bars looks too short.

Fenred

Flip the stem, rotate your bars, get the fore/aft on the seat sorted and put the missing spokes back in your wheels and you'll be good to go

Speedmenace

don;t know why everyone is saying the seat is too far forward, its clearly not, looks at least 6cms behind the bottom bracket

Fenred

Speedmenace wrote:

don;t know why everyone is saying the seat is too far forward, its clearly not, looks at least 6cms behind the bottom bracket

Which qualifies good bike fit how?

Speedmenace

Fenred wrote:

Speedmenace wrote:

don;t know why everyone is saying the seat is too far forward, its clearly not, looks at least 6cms behind the bottom bracket

Which qualifies good bike fit how?

move it back then for better aesthetics, as long your knees look good

Fenred

Speedmenace wrote:

Fenred wrote:

Speedmenace wrote:

don;t know why everyone is saying the seat is too far forward, its clearly not, looks at least 6cms behind the bottom bracket

Which qualifies good bike fit how?

move it back then for better aesthetics, as long your knees look good

Plumbline/Knee/pedal axle method, thats what I thought you said :?

I almost read that as 6cm=Correct saddle adjustment.

allezoops

does a basic bike fit not start with adjusting the saddle until you can sit with your heel on the pedal in the 6 o'clock position?

allezoops

Speedmenace

allezoops wrote:

does a basic bike fit not start with adjusting the saddle until you can sit with your heel on the pedal in the 6 o'clock position?

allezoops

indeed it is, getting a bad back is mainly due to flexibility, you can get a different stem to help sort it out. Pain in knees would be down to seat height and position

anto164

I think the bike just looks very tall, that's why it looks weird.

nferrar

Well if you're not over-extending (rocking your hips) when pedalling then the saddle isn't too high. I wouldn't say the bike is a good fit for you though as that's more seatpost than you'd normally expect on a road bike and you're compensating with a stack of spaces and short high-rise stem which will affect the handling. Given you're probably not wanting to change the frame though I'd just carry on as you are.