Road Bike Seat Measurements

Often you can pay for a bike fitting at a good bike shop even if you didn t buy the bicycle there and it s often worth the money to set up your bike fit optimally if you plan to spend more than an hour at a time riding the bike.

Road bike seat measurements. A bike leant up against the wall is easy to work on but if you want to do more extensive bike setup work such as adjusting the gears then a workstand can make working on the bike a lot easier. Find a seat that looks like it might be comfortable and look for the pads on the part of the seat where your bottom sits. Visit a bike shop and find the style of seat you need. Road bikes can come in both standard s m l sizes and numerical sizes.

Because many seats have contours the most favorable way to get consistent measurements is to measure the overall seat tilt. Measure between the center points of the pads. Road bike handlebars should be 1 to 4 inches 2 5 to 10 2 cm lower than the seat for an average rider. Loosen all the bolts on the stem cap to raise or lower the handlebars.

You might ride a size 54 cannondale road bike but a size 54 diamondback road bike may feel quite different. They can also help you figure out your optimal seat height and position and whether or not the reach to the handlebars is optimal for comfort and bike control. The same size across different brands can fit very differently and the number may not correlate to a common measurement. Our experts are here to help call us and we will take care of you.

Saddles for cruising bicycles are wider than seats for racing bikes and each style comes in variations.