hello from a newbie

[mickle]

pmsl that u trying to do a scots accent! actually not bad.

Well I used to be Scottish.

 

[wee_lass]

aye? from where?

 

[wee_lass]

and whats with the 'used to be' once a Scot always a Scot.

the further away from home u are, the more scottish you become.

 

[mickle]

Livingstone (Livisson) and Haddington (Hadditen) until I was 11, then we moved away tae Africa then Ingland.

I'm an Allan of Clan Ranald MacDonald but I feel like a sassenach.

 

[wee_lass]

grrr u sassenach u. my blood is truely scots

where in africa?

gawd i am nosey!

 

[wee_lass]

i tend not to type in a scottish accent as it confuses ppl LOL

 

[mickle]

My blood is Scotch (!) but my accent is sassenach. To my eternal shame.

 

[wee_lass]

omg i wld never loose my lovely accent, i can't stand the sassenach way of speaking.

anyhow u think a 14" - 15" frame wld suit best?

r u meant to b able to have ur feet flat on the ground when sitting on the saddle?

 

[wee_lass]

coz i always thought it was meant to b the balls of ur feet

 

[punkypossum]

What counts is the distance from the saddle to the pedals - I can't get my feet on the floor at all....

 

[mickle]

Saddle height (relative to the pedals) is determined by your inside leg measurement. Bottom bracket (where the pedal cranks rotate in the frame) heights vary a bit so the position of the saddle relative to the ground means little. A good benchmark is when you're sitting in the saddle and with your heel on the pedal you should be able to straighten your knee. Then, with the ball of your foot correctly positioned over the centre of the pedal your knee will always be slightly bent. This technique will set your saddle height to within a few mm of ideal for pedalling efficiency but as a beginner you might want to start out with your saddle 20mm or so lower than ideal until you've gained more confidence.

 

[wee_lass]

ah the things u learn when u ask eh?

must go into a bike shop n have a wee try on a few bikes. cheers everyone

 

[Yellow Fang]

I'm a bit surprised WheelieG is 3" shorter than me but has longer legs.

 

[Dayvo]

omg i wld never loose my lovely accent, i can't stand the sassenach way of speaking.

Careful! We're not all jocks here! Anyway there's a lot of different accents in Sassenachland; not just London or Birmingham.
And you were doing so well!

 

[swee'pea99]

when you're sitting in the saddle and with your heel on the pedal you should be able to straighten your knee.

I always thought it was a case of, with your heel (in your usual footwear) on the pedal, your knee should be *just* bent. Ie, raise your saddle till your leg is straight, then lower it a cm or so. No?