Correct saddle setback = be able to unweigh your hands from hoods while pedaling?
05-07-10, 11:48 PM
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Correct saddle setback = be able to unweigh your hands from hoods while pedaling?
I've slammed the saddle all the way back, but I still can't unweigh my hands from the hoods position while pedaling on the flats. Do all of you guys adjust the saddle offset so that you're just "placing" your hands on the hoods with no weight? Especially while pedaling? I can unweigh my hands when coasting, but not when pedaling.
I ask in that my wrist/elbow is giving me some pain and wanted to readjust. Thanks.
I ask in that my wrist/elbow is giving me some pain and wanted to readjust. Thanks.
05-08-10, 06:40 AM
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The most common starting point for saddle fore/aft position places the very front of the knee over the end of the crankarm (Andy Pruitt method), or the boney protrusion below the kneecap over the pedal spindle, with the crankarm at 3 O'clock. That's referred to as knee over pedal or KOP. If a plumb bob is used for this measurement, the bike must be sitting level. Unfortunately, that position can be all wrong for the rider's weight balance over the saddle.
There are a number of respected fitters who never use KOP. Instead they try to get the rider balanced over the saddle, so he has little weight on the hands. That's usually done is a static position with the bike sitting on a trainer, but pedaling should never increase the weight on your hands.
If you are new to cycling or the road bike position, you may need to work on your core strength.
A common mistake these days is using a nonsetback post. Even with the saddle all the way back you're not likely to be balanced. The seat tube angle can also be a problem, with the trend toward steeper angles. A rider with short legs and long torso will need more setback, but the low saddle height moves the saddle forward about 1cm for each 3cm the saddle is lower.
https://www.cyclefitcentre.com/pdf%20final%20docs/backyard%20positioning_julu_aug_2004.pdf
https://www.cyclefitcentre.com/pdf%20final%20docs/THINGS%20YOU%20MAY%20NOT%20HAVE%20KNOWN%20ABOUT%20BIKE%20POSITION_final.pdf
https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/kops.html
There are a number of respected fitters who never use KOP. Instead they try to get the rider balanced over the saddle, so he has little weight on the hands. That's usually done is a static position with the bike sitting on a trainer, but pedaling should never increase the weight on your hands.
If you are new to cycling or the road bike position, you may need to work on your core strength.
A common mistake these days is using a nonsetback post. Even with the saddle all the way back you're not likely to be balanced. The seat tube angle can also be a problem, with the trend toward steeper angles. A rider with short legs and long torso will need more setback, but the low saddle height moves the saddle forward about 1cm for each 3cm the saddle is lower.
https://www.cyclefitcentre.com/pdf%20final%20docs/backyard%20positioning_julu_aug_2004.pdf
https://www.cyclefitcentre.com/pdf%20final%20docs/THINGS%20YOU%20MAY%20NOT%20HAVE%20KNOWN%20ABOUT%20BIKE%20POSITION_final.pdf
https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/kops.html
05-08-10, 07:47 AM
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thats one of the effects i've noticed from a good fit but its not something you use to determine fit.
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