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Old 12-23-17 | 04:08 PM
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Lazyass
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From: Minas Ithil
Originally Posted by one4smoke
Upon closer inspection (after showering) ...I stand corrected. It is the other set of (smaller?) Iscial Ramus bones up at the "taint" area that is giving me the problem.

So, one of you guys are probably right. It's either the tilt, or the saddle is too far back. I still may need a 155mm instead of a 143, but adjusting this Toupé Sport either fore/aft or tilt will more than likely make things better for the time being.
Another thing you can try is lowering your saddle a little bit. It takes pressure off of your sitbones when your leg is extended. I actually have my saddles almost 2cm lower than the calculations say it's supposed to be. If you try it bring it down just a little bit at a time. It will feel weird pedaling for a couple of miles but you get used to it. It hasn't slowed me down one bit, just don't get it too low or you could get knee pain. I basically like to feel like I'm sitting "in" the bike and not "on" it if that makes sense. You have to be flexible when it comes to all these recommended measurements for everything, not everyone is built the exact same way. A person with your inseam may not have hips, femurs, pelvis and every other body part exactly like yours.
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