Road Bike Saddle Setback
Specialized body geometry certified fit technician barrett henson shows how to find the right saddle height so that you can get the best fit on your road or cross bike.
Road bike saddle setback. To calculate saddle setback deduct measurement 1 from measurement 2. Art s cyclery 1 129 266 views. Determining saddle setback. Finding the greater trochanter gt can be tricky but aligning it with the seat tube axis will generally be a more reliable means of establishing a good fore aft location and saddle set back.
How to determine saddle tilt. Assuming a comfortable reach to the bars with good on seat stability and no abnormal tendencies to asymmetry on the bike seat setback should be determined by a combination of both immediately determinable functional level and then more accurately during the second follow up session after 6 weeks of cycling by. This means my saddle setback is now about 1 5cm. The saddle is where you sit on the bike.
How to fit your road bike cleats. Once seat height has been determined accurately we move on to seat setback. How to set your road bike s saddle height tips for. The more traditional method know as knee over pedal spindle kops proposes.
The final recommendation during this bike fitting was for the saddle to go down 24mm and back 20mm. Use your thumb to feel the ball of your foot on the inside of your shoe. Move the saddle forward or backward so your knee is over the pedal spindle when the crank is in the 3 o clock position. Saddle setback in cycling refers to the horizontal distance between the centre of the bottom bracket and the front tip of the saddle.
Over the past few decades two principle methodologies for determining optimal saddle setback have emerged in the bike fitting community. In the end the changes were. Tune in to our channel for. This guide focuses on setting the saddle height for a road bike.
Again this is a good starting point and then you can adjust your cleats fore and aft as needed. Seat setback 20mm further forward saddle height 20mm lower left pedal cleat 10mm further back right cleat 4mm further back new saddle selle smp lite 209 3 degrees nose down bar approx 20mm further out and up hoods moved higher on bars nothing major but not easy to do either well not for me anyway. Same exact position on the bike different saddle setback. Find proper bicycle saddle height and setback.