Change of saddle height
slowmart
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So I'm on a club ride and some fiendly advice was offered that I'd benefit from dropping my seat height to ensure I'd complete a smooth pedal stroke.
Fair comment and I dropped the saddle for my next ride by 12mm and at first found the position a little low but thought I'd carry on as the overall pedal stroke was smoother and 50 or so miles later I was comfortable. So no issues except after the ride when I was using a roller on my leg muscles. The back of my thigh was tight where usually it's fine while my IT band which is usually painful to roller was pain free.
So is it simply using the same muscles except with differing geometry that has caused the issue?
The tempo of the ride wasn't high where I'd expect a painful roller session so is it simply crack on and educate the muscles with the lower saddle height?
Fair comment and I dropped the saddle for my next ride by 12mm and at first found the position a little low but thought I'd carry on as the overall pedal stroke was smoother and 50 or so miles later I was comfortable. So no issues except after the ride when I was using a roller on my leg muscles. The back of my thigh was tight where usually it's fine while my IT band which is usually painful to roller was pain free.
So is it simply using the same muscles except with differing geometry that has caused the issue?
The tempo of the ride wasn't high where I'd expect a painful roller session so is it simply crack on and educate the muscles with the lower saddle height?
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Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
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12mm is a big drop in one go so you will always feel that no matter if the change was needed or not. Without pictures the experts here can't tell you much.0
