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04-19-26 | 09:05 AM

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genejockey

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Originally Posted by ArgoMan

I'll try that. Thank you. I'd get a bike fit, but there doesn't seem to be any proper fitters in my area. I was using an older gent for a bit, but I believe that he moved to a new area.

I should also mention that I moved to 160 mm cranks on this particular bike. I've only ever ridden 170-172.5 (I have a 30-inch inseam.) I have 165 cranks on my TT bike, which hasn't given me any trouble in a few Olympic-length triathlons.

I agree it sounds like your saddle is significantly low. If you're running 160s, and you used the same height (from BB center) as either the 170s or the 165s, your saddle will be up to 1cm too low. Try making it 5mm higher than the TT bike with the 165s and see how that feels.

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