I don't see the need to move the saddle forward or back but you might want to raise or lower it depending on your foot placement. An extreme example of this would be riding in a recumbent position or a crank forward style bike. Its just the angle of your leg changing relative to your hip joint. As long as your foot is the same distance to reach the pedal I don't see why the for and aft position should make any difference. In fact, if you change your saddle position your bar will be either closer or farther away. I'm talking around a couple of inches difference so it might matter to you. I currently ride all of my bikes (recumbent included) without attachment and my feet are free to find their own spot depending on muscle fatigue, rpm or terrain and my saddle/seat position of course can't be changed on the fly sooooo.......food for thought! On my single speed I have the saddle slightly lower than ideal and I have the saddle all the way back allowing me the option of sliding forward for a high rpm spin and sliding back for the slow grind up a hill, allowing fuller leg extension for increased leverage and power. I would just avoid any extremes where you might be "reaching" to the pedals causing undue strain on your knees and hip rocking. I'm talking a relatively small window of distance here. This is my perspective anyway.
On Jun 7, 6:42 am, Mojo <gjtra...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Here is the mainstream cycling world exploring Grant's longheld belief > in using the mid-foot for > pedaling:http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/tech/2009/reviews/biomac_bio-... > > So if you move your foot forward on the pedal, should you also move > your saddle forward on the post? I ride a mix of SPD and platform > pedals and set them up at KOPS, plus back another > 1-2cm.http://www.sheldonbrown.com/kops.html > My platform pedaling of course is wild and unfettered. For my SPD > bikes, I am wondering if I should move my saddle forward as I slide > the cleat further back? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
