Re: [RBW] New Thoughts on Saddle Height?

[Bruce Baker]

I have always used the method of putting my heel on the pedal at 6 o'clock
and adjusting the saddle height so that my leg is straight.  This will
provide some bend to the knees since you are pedaling with the ball of your
foot.

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 9:29 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

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Re: [RBW] New Thoughts on Saddle Height?

[james black]

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 18:29, GeorgeS chobur...@gmail.com wrote:
 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?

I don't know about progress, but I view saddle height as a range
rather than an absolute. At the top end of the range, you definitely
can produce more power, but with the possible downsides of discomfort,
injury or fatigue. At the lower end of the saddle-height range, you
can generate less power, perhaps, but maybe it's better for
longer-range comfort (until you get too low). I think it's probably
better for recreational riders to keep their saddles a little
relatively lower than competitive riders do.

I set my saddle height as high as I can go with it before I start
bouncing in the saddle when I'm spinning really fast (as when riding a
fixed gear downhill). I could set the saddle a little higher than this
and get more leg extension and power, but I don't think the tradeoff
is worth it - I get saddle chafing issues with a saddle too high, and
that's definitely not worth it.

James Black
Los Angeles, CA

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