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Old 09-06-12, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ddeadserious
As a general rule, when the cranks are at about 3:00, your knee should be directly over the middle of the pedal spindle. Slide your saddle fore/aft on the rails to accomodate this.

Look up a fitment video on youtube and run through it with your lady/friend. It will at least give you a good starting point, and you can tweak from there.
Gotcha, so if my knee is in front of the pedal that would mean my seat was too far forward, and vice versa correct?
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