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09-20-19, 08:10 AM
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09-20-19, 08:12 AM
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If you aren't happy with the way that it is for any reason what do you think that you have to lose by lowering it a bit? You can always raise it back if you decide you don't like it.
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09-20-19, 08:15 AM
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09-21-19, 02:30 PM
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[QUOTE=terrymorse;21130497]
:Originally Posted by Loose Chain
more succinctly, people are not all that differentThis. One thousand times this.__________________Even being not proportioned like everybody else, I fit all the cliche fitting tropes:Can't see the front hub .... CheckOne forearm and finger from nose of saddle to bars .... CheckBack pedal with heels on pedals no rocking .... CheckPlumb from nub under knee to crank .... CheckThat's on a vintage road bike with level top tube. Other bikes change things.
:Originally Posted by Loose Chain
more succinctly, people are not all that differentThis. One thousand times this.__________________Even being not proportioned like everybody else, I fit all the cliche fitting tropes:Can't see the front hub .... CheckOne forearm and finger from nose of saddle to bars .... CheckBack pedal with heels on pedals no rocking .... CheckPlumb from nub under knee to crank .... CheckThat's on a vintage road bike with level top tube. Other bikes change things.
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09-22-19, 06:46 PM
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https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com...ard-can-it-be/
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09-23-19, 12:49 PM
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LeMond Method. Greg LeMond says to multiply your crotch-to-floor measurement by 0.883. This figure was determined in the early 1980s by LeMond's French coach at that time, Cyrille Guimard.
09-23-19, 01:28 PM
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This method put my saddle too low by a cm or more. I think it might be because I have larger than average feet and the formula does not takethat into account.
09-23-19, 02:29 PM
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I've had med problems this last year and haven't been riding. I my dotage (I'm 76) I have gotten between 3 and four inches shorter. Because I no longer have knee cartilage I decided to check my leg length. I went from 33.75 to 33.625 so I lowered my saddle for what my last two rides.
Getting a little better so I hope to start riding soon.
Getting a little better so I hope to start riding soon.
