In article <[email hidden]>,
CoyoteBoy <[email hidden]> writes:
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|> Further to my two earlier posts on getting sore knees I took the
|> advice on board and had a good long play with my setup. I found that I
|> had the bike set up as per the "best fit" suggestions yet I was still
|> getting knee issues, even on my fully rigid bike.
As I said, the modern "best fit" suggestions are all derived from
the ones designed for racers, and dedicated ones at that. The
traditional ones for more normal humans gave much higher saddle
positions (typically 1-4" higher) - but were often for very different
riding positions and styles and so you can't simply copy the saddle
height recommendations in isolation.
|> After snapping the saddle clamp bolt twice in 1 month, on a 25mm
|> layback post, I came to the conclusion that maybe I need to either a)
|> change my frame or b) try some different positions that dont fit
|> "normal ideals" - i tend not to be normal anyway🙂 So I pushed the
|> saddle forward to mid-rail position and then had to raise it about 1"
|> to feel comfortable again.
Those are VERY typical symptoms of a saddle that is too low. You
were almost certainly bum-shoving in an unconscious attempt to get
more legroom, and stressing the bolt. But you haven't said how LOW
your shoulders are, because that makes a big difference to how high
a saddle should be.
Yes, seriously. Put a saddle right up while riding [censored] over [censored],
and most people will immediately damage a hamstring. Do it while
upright and they won't. Hamstrings stretch, but not quickly. An
upright rider should typically have a saddle 1-2" higher than a
croucher, and that's ignoring ankling. Most people are intermediate.
|> This appears to have cured the knee problems - I can feel them hint
|> that they are beginning to return when I really push a tall gear but
|> otherwise the pain has gone. Now my averages are notching up by about
|> 1mph per week over ~18 miles and im feeling very happy with myself!
My wife's were also improved by raising the saddle 1". I have told
her to wait a month and then try another 1/2", but she may not take
any notice!
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
