So just changed my saddle and shoes+cleats and pedals...

I went down about 1cm...it feels right. I'm actually spot on with .883 and 109% method at the moment. With my old setup I was always 1cm over or so...

I know my angle isn't the greatest, but that's the most I can capture in the room where my trainer is due to walls, etc...and both pairs of my cycling shorts are drying lol.

Edit: Feedback received, thanks.

I don't know...I feel a bit low...or not far back enough. I just feel like my downstroke isn't pushing all of its power into the crank for some reason.

I agree. I think it's a tad low. I use the general rule of thumb of putting your heel on the pedal and extending it to the bottom of the stroke. This gives a close saddle height. You don't want to lean/reach while using the heel but you also don't want it to be bent at all. I would like to see a vid of reach as well.

OK Give me a few minutes here and I'll have it up. Thanks.

Got some sun in the background unfortunately, I'm not the greatest at this.

Looks OK. I would say this: formulas for saddle height worked well for the individuals who developed them. They may not work for anyone else. Saddle height is individual and depends on flexibility, muscularity, history, and pedaling style. There can be quite a bit of variation. You want a saddle height that allows you to produce the most power for the longest time. There are no other metrics. Experience will tell you what that is. Go on a hilly ride with a wrench in your jersey pocket, stop frequently and vary the adjustment. I go by how it feels when I pull back at the bottom. I do start off with the heel-on-pedal thing. That gets me as far as the base of the first hill . . .

Agree here. The pedal stroke looks better here in my opinion. Reach wise you look ok but could use a slighter bend in the arm possibly (can't really tell). When you went down into the drops there's also a bend at the wrist which you kinda don't want as a longer ride will eventually put unnecessary pressure there. You're pretty darn close though. Can you take it anywhere for a fitting just to be sure?

Thanks for your time.

Yeah I'm due to stop up at the LBS where I got it for my break-in check / tune-up anyway (they do free tune-ups for life). I'll try to get up there in the next week or two and have him double check everything. Doing about 50-60 miles a week so that will give the saddle some time to break in and everything.

He did a great fit when I got it, but I had stiffness in my ankle from a fracture -- so I've had to adjust on my own as I got more miles on and my leg/ankle got better and my muscle mass was coming back throughout.

The more I look at the second video the more confident I am that it is right.

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I feel like if I did go up any more I'd probably point more at the bottom -- I never realized how much I pointed...I don't even notice it while on the bike.

According to heel-on-pedal I do have about a cm to work with (going up that is).