Originally Posted by
Aardwolf
From the article:
The sport's governing body, the UCI, does actually have a maximum saddle tilt limit: currently the rules allow for a
maximum saddle angle of nine degrees across the length of the saddle. However we are seeing these rules relax
in line with bike fitting trends, as it was only back in 2015 that the maximum saddle angle was just 2.5 degrees.
That is just plain weird.
the UCI protects the basic bike form.
actually the scantlings now change pretty fast compared to yesteryear.
recall the banning of saddles with the “peacock” tail?
last I reviewed it was 2.5 degrees plus or minus.
most often here for a drop bar bike, a severely downslope saddle is masking some other bike fit problem.
a saddle with springs could be argued should tilt down as when it is loaded, the saddle levels out
when I see saddles tilting up 5-10 degrees, I think gelding.