Sittingduck
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- Somewhere flat
Number two!
Please help me decide the colour scheme of my single speed
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Manonabike
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So here it is..... as close to number 2 as I could get...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
While we are waiting for someone to post about the slackness of the chain ... 
I quite like that bike, but you do seem to have your saddle low and your handlebars high. Do you like a really upright position, or do you have short legs and long arms?
I quite like that bike, but you do seem to have your saddle low and your handlebars high. Do you like a really upright position, or do you have short legs and long arms?
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Manonabike
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While we are waiting for someone to post about the slackness of the chain ...
I quite like that bike, but you do seem to have your saddle low and your handlebars high. Do you like a really upright position, or do you have short legs and long arms?
chain feels ok but I could tighten it a bit more I guess.Trying this more upright position purposely, hence the very short stem ..... I've been having some back problems and for the last two weeks, while doing in excess of 50 miles on a Saturday, the pain has aggravated. So the test will be to ride long and see what happens..... I know the cause of the problem, I just need to know if the position on the bike over the distance is what aggravates the condition.
The frame is the right size for me, 58cm, and I'm 6' tall.
I must say that so far I'm enjoying riding a single speed more that I could ever imagine. The simplicity of it all it's priceless. So far, only one hill has got the better of me but I'm sure that with a little more practice and few pounds less I'll be able to conquer it.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That sounds about right. I ride 58 cm too and I'm 6' 1".
The thing is, my saddle is an awful lot higher than yours. I can see the idea of the higher bars so you don't have to bend so much, but take a look at the saddle positions on my 58 cm bikes:
There's only 1" difference in our heights but there looks at least 3" inches difference in our saddle positions!
I like riding my S/S too, but I keep it with my family in the Midlands where it is a lot flatter. I wouldn't fancy the hills round here on it!
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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- South Croydon
I have a similar saddle position to Colin, but i'm 6ft. What is important with saddle height is inside leg length rather than full body height!
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Manonabike
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I'll review the seat position tomorrow.
My inside leg length is about 33 and a bit" so I guess guys you might be right about the height of my saddle.
I was talking to somebody the other day and he said the biggest club in the world for SS is in San Francisco and we all know how flat that is
..... incidentally, he said the second largest group is here in Bournemouth!!! I've seen quite a few SS, specially at weekends but not sure about being the second largest group in the world
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Right, well I only have 32.5 - 33" legs so I am pretty certain that your saddle is way too low and you will feel a lot better riding with it higher.
Having said that, try raising it in small increments, say 0.5" at a time and ride it like that for a week or so to give your body a chance to get used to the new position. I think you'll be amazed at the difference it makes.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Oh, and as you raise the saddle, it is effectively moved backwards slightly so you might need to compensate by moving it forwards.
I can see from the picture that it is pushed back currently so you have scope to do that.
I'd guess that you will probably end up with a saddle height similar to mine, with the saddle in the middle of its rails rather than pushed right back, but see what suits you. As I wrote above, it takes time to get used to a new position.
I can see from the picture that it is pushed back currently so you have scope to do that.
I'd guess that you will probably end up with a saddle height similar to mine, with the saddle in the middle of its rails rather than pushed right back, but see what suits you. As I wrote above, it takes time to get used to a new position.
