![]() If your leg is bent, loosen the seat post clamp and raise the saddle slightly. Put your barefoot heel onto the pedal.įor the ideal starter position, your leg should be dead straight at full extension with your barefoot heel on the pedal. That’s normally slightly further forward than vertically straight down. Now rotate the cranks until one pedal is at the point of the stroke furthest from you. Now take off your shoes and climb onto the bike, sitting on the saddle as centrally as possible. Raise or lower it so the saddle is roughly at hip height while you’re standing next to the bike and then retighten the clamp. If you have a long mirror, position it so you can see your leg from the side. Position the saddle at hip heightįind a place where you can grab something (doorway, table, wall etc.) to help you sit on the bike without wobbling. Also, give a metal post a smear of grease at this point or a carbon one a smear of grip paste at this time. If you’ve got a ‘stunt’ post to use to stop your normal post getting marked then now would be a good time to use it. ![]() Now loosen the seat post clamp on the frame enough to move the post without it binding or scratching as you move it. Aero bikes increasingly use internal wedge clamps tightened from above or below the seat tube though. More traditional bikes use a separate collar around the top of the seat tube of the frame to clamp the post in place. First you need to find the seatpost clamp on the frame. Setting your saddle height is simple but take your time to get the best results. If you’re still struggling to find a comfortable fit then there are lots of shops and independent specialists that offer professional, in-depth bike fitting services. Definitely write down the dimensions and angles once you find your sweet spot too so you can easily restore them if something slips or you need to pull the bike apart for travelling. Writing down the measurements and the tweaks you try as you go along will also help you track the process in case you need to rewind if subsequent adjustments give worse results. ![]() Only make one change at a time too so you can be sure which alterations have helped. If you’re also playing with other fit measurements or new shoes, saddle angle etc. Keep any changes very small though as even a few mm or degrees of tilt can matter a lot. If it doesn’t feel quite right make small progressive adjustments until you find your sweet spot. While many of our team have used this method to set saddle height successfully for decades, for some riders it will just be a useful ballpark starting point.
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