Dialing in a Fizik Aliante
02-20-09, 06:07 PM
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Dialing in a Fizik Aliante
Tough saddle to get right. It's shorter than my current saddle so how do I set it up so that it's in the same position relative to the BB? I measure my Bontrager saddle from the stem clamp to the nose of the saddle at 20". On the Aliante it seems as though 20" puts me to far forward. Also, does this saddle need to be nose up to keep you seated in the sweet spot?
02-20-09, 06:14 PM
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On your old set up, you could drop a line from your knee, to check your relative position to the pedal at 3 o'clock, then in the new setup just move the saddle forward to match this setting.
Most saddles are designed to be ridden perfectly level, I'd use a carpenters level and make small adjustments to the level from there.
Most saddles are designed to be ridden perfectly level, I'd use a carpenters level and make small adjustments to the level from there.
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Not sure thats possible with this one due to the way the rear turns upward. My Bontrager is dead flat. If I put the Aliante level then the curve in back pushes me forward.
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I set it up front to back level. For/aft took me 3-4 tries moving it millimetres before it was perfect.
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The Aliante is nothing like the Arione.
It has a V cut in the back that makes a level measurement difficult.
I use a yardstick on edge, and have a very slight nose up as it sits from the center of the V to the center of the nose of the saddle. The fore/aft position is also much more critical because it is not nearly as flat.
It has a V cut in the back that makes a level measurement difficult.
I use a yardstick on edge, and have a very slight nose up as it sits from the center of the V to the center of the nose of the saddle. The fore/aft position is also much more critical because it is not nearly as flat.
