if I moved your saddle could you tell?

[cyberknight]

Out of curiosity I moved my saddle 5 mm forward and it felt like the saddle edge was digging into my inner thighs

 

[HLaB]

Yip the moment the saddle moves a few mm I notice it.

 

[NorthernDave]

Yes, I've stopped within a couple of hundred yards of the house to readjust the saddle after I've moved it for cleaning or something.

 

[Jerry Westerby]

Yes, I could tell, as I could, if you tipped it at a slightly different angle.

 

[Cuchilo]

yup

 

[Kajjal]

Yes, it takes a few rides to get it right and annoying when it is off.

 

[Andy_R]

We used to do this deliberately to other instructors when teaching at schools - tilting saddles, lifting or dropping them, moving them forward or back - only slightly, but just enough to make it feel "wrong"

 

[dim]

after about 5km, I will know .... when you move the saddle, you use your muscles differently

try dropping your saddle by an inch or two .... ride 5-10km and your knees and thighs will feel strain

My winter bike is a Surly LHT .... total different geometry to my summer bike commuter (S-Works)

if I ride my S-Works most days, then hop onto the Surly, my legs take a different strain, especially on longer distances

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Oh yes I would: once I forgot I had moved the saddle for something, then wondered why my legs were killing me.

 

[crazyjoe101]

If mine is off even by a few mm I'll get terrible knee pain on a long or hard ride, and I'm not even out my early twenties!

 

[Smokin Joe]

I left my saddle off one day and didn't notice till I stopped at the cafe and had to get two blokes to hold the bike while another three helped prize me off it.

It was a bit of a relief to discover I hadn't been constipated after all, I can tell you.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I very much doubt it.

Unless you moved it right off the bike.

 

[Justinslow]

I left my saddle off one day and didn't notice till I stopped at the cafe and had to get two blokes to hold the bike while another three helped prize me off it.

It was a bit of a relief to discover I hadn't been constipated after all, I can tell you.

So you rode without a saddle?

 

[fossyant]

Yep, and even if the cleats are slightly out.

 

[mjr]

Depends which saddle. Most of mine are fairly forgiving but 5mm is quite a move.