saddle height?

alfy101

Hey


Well I use my bike to cycle to work on and the odd weekend go trail riding up the wicklow mountains

when using it mountain biking I set the saddle to its lowest point as ye wouldnt really be seated and dont want smacking my bum off the saddle on bumps, dips, etc..

curious to know where is the best position to have the saddle set for normal or all cycling purposes? find my left knee pestering me and wondering is it to do with the way the leg,s have to bend

bike is a giand xtc 4 and am 5,11 in height



may sound silly just want to see ppl,s opinions

LastGasp

For regular riding the saddle should be set so that you can place the heel of your cycling shoe on it at the lowest point, and still have a slight bend at the knee. Knee pain might be more to do with gearing or pedals/cleats than seat height though.

Junior

In bare feet you should be slightly rocking on the saddle - which should in return when you have your shoes back on give you the right height, now that's not a finesse position, it may need a drop or a raise ..

blorg

A lot higher than you have it for the trail riding. As a rough guide you should have just the slightest bend in your knee sitting in the saddle with your foot fully extended.

Sam Kade

Stand to the left of your bike with the right pedal pedal in the downward position then put your underarm over the saddle. If you can touch the pedal with the tips of your fingers it is set to the right height.

niceonetom

Sam Kade wrote: »

Stand to the left of your bike with the right pedal pedal in the downward position then put your underarm over the saddle. If you can touch the pedal with the tips of your fingers it is set to the right height.

So you measure your saddle height based on your arm length?

WTF?

tomasrojo

There are a few ways to judge the height of the saddle. I find tha these all give much the same answer for me. Apparently that isn't always the case.

http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/technique-how-to-get-your-seat-height-right-14608