saddle height

[gavroche]

How exactly do you set your saddle height?Is there a scientific way of doing it or is it just by how it feels when sitting on it?

 

[gavroche]

that's ok, I can answer my own question.
The height of the top of the saddle to the pedals axis should be 70cm in my case ( I am 1.70m tall with 0.70m inside leg)
The height from the top of the handlebar to the ground should be 97cm.

 

[slowmotion]

Christopher comes riding to your rescue.....


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAl_5e7bIHk

 

[marzjennings]

I've always used the method of raising the saddle until, when seated and with my heel (in shoes) on the pedal, my leg is straight.

 

[al-fresco]

Christopher comes riding to your rescue.....

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=FAl_5e7bIHk

Excellent video!

 

[gavroche]

indeed it is. Well worth watching

 

[Peter91]

As high as I can get and still stop at traffic lights safely. I recently adjusted it so it was higher than how I had it set up before and the difference in how easier it is to go fast is massive.

 

[Sheepy1209]

Don't underestimate the difference just a few millimetres of adjustment can make - if you follow the guidance above and it doesn't feel right, e.g. you get some knee pain, just try moving it half a centimetre at a time until it's right.