2 centimeters, 4/5 of an inch? That's quite a bit. Did anyone ever offer observation to you that your hips were rocking when you pedaled?
The other rule of foot-length is that heels just touching the pedals when the leg is fully extended implies the "right" bend at the knee when the distance from heel to place-of-foot over pedal is added. That said, common advice is that for many riders, moving cleats a bit behind the ball of the foot instead of under them is a better, if not most powerful position. That would imply a lower saddle, but just several mm. lower. On Sep 27, 10:28 am, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you want to double check, you could measure your pubic bone height > (PBH) using the method on the rivendell site and then apply their > formula for seat height, which is PBH minus 10-10.5cm. I did this > recently and ended up lowering my saddles about 2 cm. So far, my > hamstrings are thanking me. It also has the added advantage of > raising my bars by 2cm relative to my seat, making everything just > slightly more comfy cockpit-wise. > > On Sep 26, 6:29 pm, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I rode my club's century today and as I was toiling up a hill, a young > > triathlete sort on a plastic thing (the tubes were not even round!) > > came by me and he said "Sir, you might want to raise your seat a bit > > so you'll get more leverage." Unsolicited advice is so cool. My > > immediate thought was to tell him that I had been riding bikes since > > before he was born, but I've been trying to keep my mouth out of gear > > so I didn't say anything. But then I started thinking that back in > > the day, the rule of thumb, at least as it was passed down to me, was > > that when the pedal is in the 6 o'clock position, the knee should be > > very slightly bent. I've been doing that with every bike I've set up > > for lo these many years. Was that wrong? Has there been any progress > > in thinking on this subject? > > GeorgeS -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
