Installed my new seat clamps on three of my bikes this morning and lowered my saddles a little . On my Rockhopper I had to cut the seatpost about 3/4” to get it lowered , it was already bottomed out in the seat tube .
Then I took each one out for a spin .
After seven miles between them , which is my average ride distance , my knees feel better than they did two days ago when I rode my Roll 6.5 miles . Hopefully I’ve solved my issue and once the knees get better I can get back to increasing my distance.