Agree just a guide, but useful when the next bike comes along to help replicate a similar position
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T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
The visibility of the hub has no bearing on anything
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
I've been adjusting the saddle on my latest build, after the initial setup using my usual measurements, it took a few rides slightly altering the saddle height/forward/backward during the rides to get it right.
Same size bikes have different geometry.
Same size bikes have different geometry.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I always measure saddle height,allowing for different crank length, saddle set back , reach to hoods and drop from saddle to hood
I too always try and fix the saddle in the same position relative to the BB and to the pedal with cranks extended. Then get the handle bar height and reach to the hoods from the nose of the saddle all the same. Yet always need tweaking after a road test.
I also find it a little intriguing in the spring, when I return to my summer bike, that it never feels the same as I thought it was 6 months previously. But a few miles/days on the bike and the comfort returns.
What does confuse me is when we talk about geometry. Especially when we try hard to get the three contact points the same. The only aspects that could give a "different" ride is the fork rake and wheelbase.
I also find it a little intriguing in the spring, when I return to my summer bike, that it never feels the same as I thought it was 6 months previously. But a few miles/days on the bike and the comfort returns.
What does confuse me is when we talk about geometry. Especially when we try hard to get the three contact points the same. The only aspects that could give a "different" ride is the fork rake and wheelbase.
