seat height & knee pain

xchudy_1325

i left the shop with my seat slightly lower than it should have been, just as i got used to the bike, so ive done 40 miles on it no issue and then highered the seat to the correct height now i get slight knee pain in my right knee

could it be that now the seat is higher my feet have more room to move (clipped in) will taking away the float i have keep my foot more stable?

should i just put the seat back to its original height?

16mm

you should gradually increase the height over the course of few rides.

sloppyschleckonds

adjust 2.5mm at a time

owenlars

Usual rule is if the front of the knee hurts the saddle is too low or you are doing too much cycling too hard.

If the back of the knee hurts your saddle is too high.

Whichever don't adjust too much at one go.

chrisvanderkaap

try it at least. I'm a big contendor of (slightly!) lower than average seat height because in my experience it provides for a more stable ride and a little bit more room to maneuver while being seated. If you have the feeling your pelvis is tilting from side to ride when riding at 90-95 rpm you should definitely lower it. Also check if your seat is supporting you bones well. Finding a wider saddle (I currently ride a 145 version bontrager affinity RL) also really helped me to find more 'rest' on the bike. Another thing is for-aft adjustment of the seat. Your knee should be (roughly) positioned over the spindle of the axle have an ideal angle of 30 degrees (measured femur-lower leg) when at the bottom of stroke. Check both legs as they might be different from one another!

These are all things i've considered when setting up my bikes and helped relieve the ever recurring stress around my knees!

jgsi

chrisvanderkaap wrote:

try it at least. I'm a big contendor of (slightly!) lower than average seat height because in my experience it provides for a more stable ride and a little bit more room to maneuver while being seated. If you have the feeling your pelvis is tilting from side to ride when riding at 90-95 rpm you should definitely lower it. Also check if your seat is supporting you bones well. Finding a wider saddle (I currently ride a 145 version bontrager affinity RL) also really helped me to find more 'rest' on the bike. Another thing is for-aft adjustment of the seat. Your knee should be (roughly) positioned over the spindle of the axle have an ideal angle of 30 degrees (measured femur-lower leg) when at the bottom of stroke. Check both legs as they might be different from one another!

These are all things i've considered when setting up my bikes and helped relieve the ever recurring stress around my knees!

Chris, mate, I think you might have to look again at your own fit, if you are still getting knee stress.
30 degree angle is a lot.

chrisvanderkaap

JGSI wrote:

chrisvanderkaap wrote:

try it at least. I'm a big contendor of (slightly!) lower than average seat height because in my experience it provides for a more stable ride and a little bit more room to maneuver while being seated. If you have the feeling your pelvis is tilting from side to ride when riding at 90-95 rpm you should definitely lower it. Also check if your seat is supporting you bones well. Finding a wider saddle (I currently ride a 145 version bontrager affinity RL) also really helped me to find more 'rest' on the bike. Another thing is for-aft adjustment of the seat. Your knee should be (roughly) positioned over the spindle of the axle have an ideal angle of 30 degrees (measured femur-lower leg) when at the bottom of stroke. Check both legs as they might be different from one another!

These are all things i've considered when setting up my bikes and helped relieve the ever recurring stress around my knees!

Chris, mate, I think you might have to look again at your own fit, if you are still getting knee stress.
30 degree angle is a lot.

No i'm not anymore experiencing knee pain. Different positions are good for different riders and as important different riding styles. in Flanders the cobbles are pretty menacing and in order to pace trough those section a slightly lower seat hight does help. 30 Degrees is quite normal actually but I may be more towards 25 or so since I have very long legs.

jgsi

chrisvanderkaap wrote:

JGSI wrote:

chrisvanderkaap wrote:

try it at least. I'm a big contendor of (slightly!) lower than average seat height because in my experience it provides for a more stable ride and a little bit more room to maneuver while being seated. If you have the feeling your pelvis is tilting from side to ride when riding at 90-95 rpm you should definitely lower it. Also check if your seat is supporting you bones well. Finding a wider saddle (I currently ride a 145 version bontrager affinity RL) also really helped me to find more 'rest' on the bike. Another thing is for-aft adjustment of the seat. Your knee should be (roughly) positioned over the spindle of the axle have an ideal angle of 30 degrees (measured femur-lower leg) when at the bottom of stroke. Check both legs as they might be different from one another!

These are all things i've considered when setting up my bikes and helped relieve the ever recurring stress around my knees!

Chris, mate, I think you might have to look again at your own fit, if you are still getting knee stress.
30 degree angle is a lot.

No i'm not anymore experiencing knee pain. Different positions are good for different riders and as important different riding styles. in Flanders the cobbles are pretty menacing and in order to pace trough those section a slightly lower seat hight does help. 30 Degrees is quite normal actually but I may be more towards 25 or so since I have very long legs.

As you mention we are all different... cobbles, are you riding de Ronde tomorrow?

chrisvanderkaap

As you mention we are all different... cobbles, are you riding de Ronde tomorrow?

I've just done about 400k in the last 3 days (in 0-3 celsius) so im so not so anxious to get out and about.
I guess this time for me it's flanders on TV.