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Follow up Saddle questions
Well thanks for all the advise.
After doing some experimenting, with saddle angle and stem / handlebar height position, it seems that the saddle may only be a small part of the problem. I have adjusted the saddle to a more upward angle and raised the stem height about 4 or 5 inches. These adjustments seem to cut down on the discomfort I was feeling on my sit bones. There is still a bit of discomfort, in my opinion it seems to be the contact of my bones on the body / underside shell of the saddle. I still think a new saddle is in order, the saddle I am riding on is a "stock" Wal - Mart quality bike saddle. Now that I have made these adjustments, the bike looks FUNNY, the handlebars are way up! They are probably about a good 4 inches above the headset lock / jam nut. I have never seen a road bike with bars this high. Ken -- More of my mind dribblings: http://mind-dribble.blogspot.com/ And my homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/ |
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Ken Marcet wrote:
Now that I have made these adjustments, the bike looks FUNNY, the handlebars are way up! They are probably about a good 4 inches above the headset lock / jam nut. I have never seen a road bike with bars this high. Make sure they're not too high! Many stems have a little mark indicating the max extension that is safe. Don't raise it up beyond that mark if one is there. I've successfully extended the stem "a bit" over the mark for years without any bad things happening, and I confess I've never actually heard of anything bad coming from anyone else doing so. I presume they put the mark there for good reason though. SMH SMH |
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Stephen Harding wrote: I presume they put the mark there for good reason though. You bet they do. It can be quite dangerous to exceed the mark. Think of holding a broom in the middle with your whole hand wrapped around it. Pretty good grip. Now hold it at the end of the stick with only one inch of broom handle in your hand. Not so easy! Perhaps a bit more extreme than "a bit over the line" but the principle is the same. |
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