Where do you point your saddle?

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Tom "raise your bars, lower your saddle, and smile" Purvis

Thanks for that Tom. I've lately been thinking exactly the same as you. I have shorter arms than
average. I know this because whenever I buy an "average" long-sleeved shirt, it's usually too long
by up to 2 inches.

I feel that I have to stretch to the bars. If I lower the saddle, my legs are bent. If I raise it
there is no way I can have the seat in a horizontal position.

I think you've found a cure for me.

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Was that a typo, enema?

As usual, you manage to flush out the truth, Jer.

OK, bottom line it for us. Can we loosen things up? Wipe the slate

clean?

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Or is this group goin' down the crapper?

Bill "moving on now" S.

Aren't you just flushed with pride for that one. ;^)

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> Was that a typo, enema?

As usual, you manage to flush out the truth, Jer.

OK, bottom line it for us. Can we loosen things up? Wipe the slate

clean?

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Or is this group goin' down the crapper?

Bill "moving on now" S.

Aren't you just flushed with pride for that one. ;^)

Bzzzzzt! Corvus already used 'flush'. NO PUN FOR YOU! COME BACK...ONE YEAR!

Bill "now go sit on a stool in the corner" S.

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I've noticed from my rides with friends, from pictures from magazines and from various websites
that a lot of people (mainly men, I think) have their saddle noses pointed upwards.

i hope my website didn't influence this thought in anyway. i had not yet adjusted the saddle to fit
when the picture was taken. ;-)

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The only reason I can think that anyone would want to do this is that it could be good for DH?
(Which is why I don't understand my friend because we ride uphill, downhill, flat...)

Does anyone else do this and what does it do for you? I've tried it but find it very
uncomfortable.

I can only seem to ride with the saddle pointed down - maybe 20deg from horizontal - though I have
to live with the consequences of pressure on my wrists.

i have to balance mine front and back. tipped too far up, and the bits go numb. too far down and it
puts too much weight on my arms, and they fatigue quickly. balanced just right, and it works out
perfectly. on flat and level terrain anyway, my saddle has too much traction so as i bounce around a
bit on bumps, i lose my position on the saddle and it gets uncomfortable. but then, being that the
saddle doesn't fit exactly has a lot to do with that, i'm sure.

in the end, the saddle is about level, maybe just a bit tipped up.
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> [email hidden] (JD) wrote
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> > Was that a typo, enema?
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> As usual, you manage to flush out the truth, Jer.

OK, bottom line it for us. Can we loosen things up? Wipe the slate

clean?

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Or is this group goin' down the crapper?

Bill "moving on now" S.

Aren't you just flushed with pride for that one. ;^)

Bzzzzzt! Corvus already used 'flush'. NO PUN FOR YOU! COME BACK...ONE YEAR!

Bill "now go sit on a stool in the corner" S.

That's a load of [censored]. Corvus is no more a hemorroid on this NG than any other poster, so quit being
so anal, Bill.

My god, what an ass.

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i hope my website didn't influence this thought in anyway. i had not yet adjusted the saddle to
fit when the picture was taken. ;-)

It's ok, it wasn't your website - though in fact I don't think I've even seen your website?

One of my riding friends has his tipped up. One of my ex-riding friends (now back in the USA) also
has his tipped up. Plus I've seen them like that in magazines too.

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i have to balance mine front and back. tipped too far up, and the bits go numb. too far down and
it puts too much weight on my arms, and they fatigue quickly. balanced just right, and it works
out perfectly. on flat and level terrain anyway, my saddle has too much traction so as i bounce
around a bit on bumps, i lose my position on the saddle and it gets uncomfortable. but then, being
that the saddle doesn't fit exactly has a lot to do with that, i'm sure.

in the end, the saddle is about level, maybe just a bit tipped up.

I have a feeling my problem could have a lot to do with my reach to the handlebar. I need to do
more investigation. Even after long rides it's difficult to diagnose any problems correctly. I've
always attributed saddle discomfort to the saddle itself but my latest thoughts are that it might
not be so...

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> Bill "moving on now" S.
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Aren't you just flushed with pride for that one. ;^)

Bzzzzzt! Corvus already used 'flush'. NO PUN FOR YOU! COME BACK...ONE YEAR!

Bill "now go sit on a stool in the corner" S.

That's a load of [censored]. Corvus is no more a hemorroid on this NG than any other poster, so quit
being so anal, Bill.

My god, what an ass.

Spider, plunging for more ideas on a thread perfectly suited for Sorni...

I ass-umed you were more familiar with plugs than plungers. (Butt then that was a DIFFERENT thread,
wasn't it?)

Intestines all in a knot, Fortitudinal Bill

(If we start getting into ballcocks and diaphragms, I'm circling the bowl!)

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One of my riding friends has his tipped up. One of my ex-riding friends (now back in the USA) also
has his tipped up. Plus I've seen them like that in magazines too.

I was watching some sort of BMX competition on cable last week and noticed all the riders had their
saddles tipped *way* up...then I noticed a similar thing on pix of a few downhill bikes in a mag.

My thought was that in situations when there's danger of your butt slamming into the saddle really
hard, maybe it's better if the saddle is tilted enough so the force is dissapated somewhat as you
slide off the back.
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One of my riding friends has his tipped up. One of my ex-riding friends (now back in the USA)
also has his tipped up. Plus I've seen them like that in magazines too.

I was watching some sort of BMX competition on cable last week and noticed all the riders had
their saddles tipped *way* up...then I noticed a similar thing on pix of a few downhill bikes
in a mag.

My thought was that in situations when there's danger of your butt slamming into the saddle really
hard, maybe it's better if the saddle is tilted enough so the force is dissapated somewhat as you
slide off the back.
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PeteCresswell

could be, but my thought on that, is if the force is not dissipated on the butt, then what would be
the first thing to contact the saddle.
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One of my riding friends has his tipped up. One of my ex-riding friends (now back in the USA) also
has his tipped up. Plus I've seen them like that in magazines too.

I was watching some sort of BMX competition on cable last week and noticed all the riders had
their saddles tipped *way* up...then I noticed a similar thing on pix of a few downhill bikes
in a mag.

My thought was that in situations when there's danger of your butt slamming into the saddle really
hard, maybe it's better if the saddle is tilted enough so the force is dissapated somewhat as you
slide off the back. ----------------------- PeteCresswell

That's possible - but the other thing I'd note about most BMXers is how high their handlebars tend
to be. That would permit a more upright body position and maybe less pressure where it hurts.

DHers also tend to have high bars, permitting or necessitating a "tipped up" saddle. Also less
clearance necessary with a "tipped up" saddle when wanting to stand up when going DH, I think.

I'm going to ride my bike again this weekend and then maybe experiment with higher
bars/shorter stem, etc

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One of my riding friends has his tipped up. One of my ex-riding friends (now back in the USA)
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I was watching some sort of BMX competition on cable last week and noticed

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the riders had their saddles tipped *way* up

BMX'ers generally don't use saddles for sitting on.... instead they are used to help control the
bike. Tricks like suicides and barspins require hands to be removed form the bars, it helps to pinch
the saddle betwixt your knees to keep the bike level - and its easier to do this if the saddle is
pointing nose up a bit.

Steve.