Saddle height
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To be honest you can never really tell from a picture. But at first glance it seems kind of an ok length in the sense that how far you leg extends at the lowest point looks pretty natural. But no one here can tell from a picture better than you can yourself.
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Does your ass rock when you peddle. That is a primary sign of too high. You are definitely not too low.
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As said above, you need to watch the actual pedaling and not a picture. However, it looks a little bit low to me - but that depends on your pedaling style.
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You're in the right ballpark, not excessively high or low. Get some longer rides in and adjust if you feel any problems. In general, front knee pain - go higher, back knee and Achilles tendon pain - go lower. Do not adjust by more than 2-3mm at a time.
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I did a 130km ride today with the saddle 2 mm higher than this but didn't feel right so I lowered it, now I've lowered it even more. Now it should be fine. When the picture was taken the saddle height was at 75.5 now it's at 75.2. According to the lemond method it should be above 76 cm since I have a inseam of around 86 cm.
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On the picture both the drive train and cassette and RD is on the left side due to the way I took the photo.
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The angle at which you hold your ankle while pedaling is a largely matter of preference. All else equal, if you tend to pedal toe down the saddle will be lower than if you pedal toe level or toe up. The difference can be as much as several cm. Ride for a while, on the road or a trainer so that your ankle assumes it's normal angle and then assess the degree of knee bend at the bottom of the stroke. ~20 degrees is the usual.
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looks too low.
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Here is the video of me pedaling on the trainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLXd...ature=youtu.be
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Judging on this, I would not go lower. You have made a change recently, now ride for a while like that before changing anything again. Otherwise you risk going into "adjustment hell", always adjusting, never feeling quite right and completely losing any idea of what you were trying to achieve in the first place.
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The Guimard/Le Mond system (if calculated correctly) will take time/miles to adjust to but it is well proven for a classic competitive fit.
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I heard that sitting on the saddle placing HEEL on pedal the leg should be almost straight without rocking on saddle.
OP's feet look long so I'm not sure that applies.
Is changing saddle height supposed to fix some problem or just provide more power?
OP's feet look long so I'm not sure that applies.
Is changing saddle height supposed to fix some problem or just provide more power?




