Originally Posted by
San Pedro
I'll have to try and raise the seat a little. I figure working on my stroke is harder, but I get at least an hour a day on my bike (at least on weekends), so that is something to think about.
I think I'm not used to the lightness of spinning, so I'm bringing my legs up like I'm going to knee someone hard enough to knock them out. If that makes any sense. On lower gears, I don't have the problem, and I believe my normal cadence is most likely around sixty by my rough count.
I wouldn't mess with the seatpost height, presuming it was set correctly in the first place.
Bouncing in the saddle at high RPM is not anyone's method of setting initial seat height, and I don't see why it should be a point of later adjustment. I don't believe the tiny range of adjustment that you might make while still being within the parameters of standard seat height setting protocol (i.e. knee angle) is going to stop or cause bouncing, which is a technique issue, not a fit issue.
If it were way out of spec (too low), okay, set it properly, but stopping bounce is not a proper method for setting set height. Set seat height based on leg extension/knee angle. Riders with proper seat height can still bounce at high RPM if their technique isn't good.