saddle height..
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I tried various methods before buying a cheap goniometer from eBay and using this method:-
http://www.bikefit.com/documents/GoniometerInstructions.pdf
Worked for both me and the Mrs.
http://www.bikefit.com/documents/GoniometerInstructions.pdf
Worked for both me and the Mrs.
cyberknight
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Found this , looks handy
https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/bikefit/2011/02/seat-height-how-hard-can-it-be/
Basically ignore averages and work out whats best for you as your own personal flexibilty , proportions etc are all factors .
And this
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From Andy Pruitt (Boulder Center for Sports Medicine):
The theories concerning saddle height or knee flexion at dead bottom center have not changed as for formulated bike fitting. Formulas are a starting place for positioning. The LeMond formula is 88.6 percent of crotch-to-ground inseam measurement, while the Italian method says with a level pelvis, place your heel on the pedal and you should have a straight leg at dead bottom center, then as you move your foot to the cycling position you will have a slight bend while pedaling. I have professed for years a measured knee bend at dead bottom center of 30-35 degrees. Truth is, they all end up in approximately the same place.
So if these are all starting places, what are the factors that affect the final neutral saddle position? There are many to list. Active ankling, hamstring flexibility, quadriceps flexibility, cleat fore/aft position, patella thickness and depth of the patella groove and specific event (pursuit versus long road race). Crank-arm length effects saddle height, but not end result functional knee flexion at DBC."
https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/bikefit/2011/02/seat-height-how-hard-can-it-be/
Basically ignore averages and work out whats best for you as your own personal flexibilty , proportions etc are all factors .
And this
"
From Andy Pruitt (Boulder Center for Sports Medicine):
The theories concerning saddle height or knee flexion at dead bottom center have not changed as for formulated bike fitting. Formulas are a starting place for positioning. The LeMond formula is 88.6 percent of crotch-to-ground inseam measurement, while the Italian method says with a level pelvis, place your heel on the pedal and you should have a straight leg at dead bottom center, then as you move your foot to the cycling position you will have a slight bend while pedaling. I have professed for years a measured knee bend at dead bottom center of 30-35 degrees. Truth is, they all end up in approximately the same place.
So if these are all starting places, what are the factors that affect the final neutral saddle position? There are many to list. Active ankling, hamstring flexibility, quadriceps flexibility, cleat fore/aft position, patella thickness and depth of the patella groove and specific event (pursuit versus long road race). Crank-arm length effects saddle height, but not end result functional knee flexion at DBC."
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Raise it a couple of mm and ride , i can normally feel if the saddle is to high as my crotch is uncomfy , i recently fiddled with my set up and went back to my old measurements as it just did not feel right being 5 mm to high.
