Saddle Height Marker

[Glasgow44]

Hi folks

My right leg is shorter than my left leg because of a ski accident; I use shims on my cleats on the shorter leg which helps a bit. Because of the shortness in the leg, I have to find what I call my "sweet spot" in terms of saddle height. Is there such a thing I can buy like a marker (I don't necessarily mean a pen marker) or something that I can use whereby I can "mark" the saddle height?

Thanks in advance

 

[T4tomo]

black* insulation tape?

that's what I use if I'm taking saddles off to transport the bikes in the car.

*other colours are available.

 

[Deleted User]

You can buy seat posts with markers on them.

 

[PaulSB]

I usually use black electrical tape. My left leg is 0.75cm shorter than my right. It took 64 years to get this diagnosed!!

A new and good cycling friend is a podiatrist specialising in skeletal and posture issues. She noticed I pronate on the bike. After an examination she provided me with the appropriate heel raiser. Over night the discomfort I lived with in my left hip and knee disappeared. I had to alter, to improve, my bike position which helped me ride better.

For years I had accepted an unnecessary compromise. Can I suggest you at least consider a heel raiser and perhaps visit a podiatrist. I don't think a sweet spot compromise is the solution. It wasn't for me.

 

[Chislenko]

I just use an old car touch up pen, obviously of a different colour to the seatpost!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Hi folks

My right leg is shorter than my left leg because of a ski accident; I use shims on my cleats on the shorter leg which helps a bit. Because of the shortness in the leg, I have to find what I call my "sweet spot" in terms of saddle height. Is there such a thing I can buy like a marker (I don't necessarily mean a pen marker) or something that I can use whereby I can "mark" the saddle height?

Thanks in advance

How much shorter? Is it enough to consider different length cranks on the bike, in the days before clipless pedals I rode with someone who used different crank lengths on his bike.

 

[Mr Celine]

I mount the rear reflector on the seat post immediately above the seat post clamp.

 

[ColinJ]

A cable tie?

 

[presta]

I measure this distance with a steel rule. If you're marking a reference whilst you experiment with a different setting, you can go back down to a tape mark from a higher position, but you can't go lower then come back up again.

 

[Drago]

I use an angle grinder to cut a groove all the way round at the correct height.

 

[cougie uk]

Insulation tape is the way. If the saddle slides then the tape will crumple.

 

[Sallar55]

https://www.bikeforums.net/general-...dals-knee-pain-alternatives-crank-length.html
one leg shorter see above

 

[GuyBoden]

black* insulation tape?

that's what I use if I'm taking saddles off to transport the bikes in the car.

*other colours are available.

I use black tape too, if I remember. Also, I have the saddle height, reach, triangulation and all the other dimensions written down.