Saddle adjust google app
02-22-17 | 05:09 AM
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Saddle adjust google app
02-22-17 | 08:38 AM
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I don't think I need an app to assist me with seat adjustment....maybe a smart watch to tell me when I need to stop visiting B.F.
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02-22-17 | 08:39 AM
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02-22-17 | 11:16 AM
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I will try it also. It's a tool that could be useful in adjusting or readjusting quickly. I had moved my saddle and got slower (I felt anyway) and it took a while to get back there. Wish I had that locked in.
There is also a great app for angles which I have used on head tube and seat tube. Just hold phone up to it and bam. Relaxed or agressive determined more precisely. Am going to post the angles of my Tourer build if I can finish it. Just because.
There is also a great app for angles which I have used on head tube and seat tube. Just hold phone up to it and bam. Relaxed or agressive determined more precisely. Am going to post the angles of my Tourer build if I can finish it. Just because.
02-22-17 | 12:18 PM
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It's only a dollar but I read some reviews and learned that there are free level tool apps, so I downloaded "Bubble Level". It works perfect. I use mostly Turbo saddles and they all have to have the exact same tilt, down to the millimeter so this app is pretty convenient. Better than pulling over 3-4 times on a first ride with a new saddle to make adjustments. I don't need a tool for the setback like the Morgaw app has.
02-22-17 | 12:26 PM
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02-22-17 | 12:31 PM
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A digital readout is nice for us with super sensitive butts. I can literally feel the difference of a 1/4 turn on a two bolt post, or one notch on a single bolt post. And the google app is free and downloads in 10 seconds so why not.
02-22-17 | 12:35 PM
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02-22-17 | 12:46 PM
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To adjust saddle height, I put my armpit on the center of the saddle and hope that the second joint of my middle finger reaches the crank spindle. I might have a short leg-to-arm ratio, because I've read a rule of thumb that says the tip of your finger should reach the spindle, but this rule works for me.
I set a non-leather saddle to be level. I set a leather saddle nose-up.
I still haven't found a rule for myself for the fore-aft adjustment. That probably depends on various factors.
I set a non-leather saddle to be level. I set a leather saddle nose-up.
I still haven't found a rule for myself for the fore-aft adjustment. That probably depends on various factors.
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02-22-17 | 02:04 PM
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02-22-17 | 02:35 PM
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Looking at my saddles (dead flat to nose slightly down) it seems my comfort zone changes a bit with the length of the reach; toptube+stem+setback.
They all feel fine when I finally get to that sweet spot for any given bike. I even had a padded saddle disappear under me on a 10-mile lunch ride today on my freshly refurbed Technium today. That doesn't happen often to me; I'm Mr Brooks Snob
They all feel fine when I finally get to that sweet spot for any given bike. I even had a padded saddle disappear under me on a 10-mile lunch ride today on my freshly refurbed Technium today. That doesn't happen often to me; I'm Mr Brooks Snob
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02-22-17 | 03:10 PM
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It's only a dollar but I read some reviews and learned that there are free level tool apps, so I downloaded "Bubble Level". It works perfect. I use mostly Turbo saddles and they all have to have the exact same tilt, down to the millimeter so this app is pretty convenient. Better than pulling over 3-4 times on a first ride with a new saddle to make adjustments. I don't need a tool for the setback like the Morgaw app has.
