Hello, and thanks for responding!
Originally Posted by
Igualmente
I was reading that the model you have is for women 5foot2 to 5foot6. So, it should fit.
It is a cruiser/comfort category bike, which means you are meant to sit somewhat more upright than a road bike.
I am beginning to wish I had a good road bike!
When you say your knees are too far forward, do you mean they hit the handlebars?
Yes I did a few hours on the bike a few days ago and my knees did indeed hit the grips a few times. However, by knees being too far forward, I mean too far to pedal properly--I could not pedal with my toes in the clips nor with my cleats locked in before switching pedals. I pedaled mostly with the midfoot/arch area.
NOTE: You don't want the stem to be inserted less than the minimum insertion line (you may have to lower it slightly from what you describe above).
i have lowered it so that the arrow is almost totally covered.
Can you set the saddle height to where the following happens: with one pedal placed at the farthest point from the saddle (down and a bit forward), and your shoe heel placed on that pedal, is your leg roughly straight (knee has little bend or none and you are not rocking your hips to reach the pedal)? This would be the approximate saddle height to use. Also, do this with both legs (one at a time) to confirm correct saddle height.
If you set the saddle height as above, can you put a flat foot on the ground while in the saddle? Do you need to get off the saddle to reach the ground?
Interested to hear what happens with saddle height. After that, other things can be adjusted.
Thanks for the idea. I have done this test on my spin bike but never on my new bike.
With the seat now moved as far back as it can go, I have set the seat so that I could place my heel on the pedal with a straight leg as you described (tested on both sides). I have the bike on a trainer (no resistance and only 1.5" or so from ground) so that I could test seat/pedal positions, but in this case my toes cannot even touch the ground.