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Old 03-23-14 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bandera
Started too low, went the wrong way.
The Guimard/Le Mond system (if calculated correctly) will take time/miles to adjust to but it is well proven for a classic competitive fit.

"Guimard raised my position an inch and a half...he told me to raise it slowly...once I got used to it I realized how much difference the right position makes." -Greg Lemond's Complete Book of Bicycling

There is a "Fitting Your Bike" sub-forum, but that is not a substitute for a good coach and/or experience local fitter.

-Bandera
It is well documented that any method that calculates saddle height as a percentage of inseam length is completely unreliable in setting the optimal knee bend, especially so with the LeMond/Guimard formula which doesn't take into account the crank length.
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