Old 12-05-22 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Lombard
Hmmm. I don't have uneven leg lengths, but I do have a scoliosis. Had some back issues earlier this year. Went to chiropractor and things improved quite a bit at first. She gave me some stretching exercises (hamstring and Psoas stretches) to do at home which I have done daily ever since. I was delighted at first that this right sit bone pain went away for awhile. I few weeks later, it mysteriously came back and has been there ever since. Not sure what to make of this. The pain seems to radiate down the right hamstring.

I'm wondering if maybe I need to have my fit re-evaluated. I have dialed in my current fit over the years through trial and error and it has worked for quite some time............until now.
I doesn't mean your legs are different lengths. Generally when a person has pain on one side, it is because the saddle is too high and you are dropping to one side to compensate. Saddle issues are rarely the saddle, but in stead poor fit, saddle too high, too much reach, too much drop, or a combination. In the case of saddle pain on one side though, it suggests saddle height being too high. You also lose efficiency with a saddle that is too high. I had the same issue. Dropping my seat height fixed the problem. Same seat, now it's comfortable.

Look at Steve Hogg's method of setting seat height.

https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com...ard-can-it-be/

https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com...d-can-it-be-2/
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