Old 12-05-22 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by phughes
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/
Thanks for this! Some good food for thought here.
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