On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 18:29, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been doing that with every bike I've set up > for lo these many years. Was that wrong? Has there been any progress > in thinking on this subject?
I don't know about progress, but I view saddle height as a range rather than an absolute. At the top end of the range, you definitely can produce more power, but with the possible downsides of discomfort, injury or fatigue. At the lower end of the saddle-height range, you can generate less power, perhaps, but maybe it's better for longer-range comfort (until you get too low). I think it's probably better for recreational riders to keep their saddles a little relatively lower than competitive riders do. I set my saddle height as high as I can go with it before I start bouncing in the saddle when I'm spinning really fast (as when riding a fixed gear downhill). I could set the saddle a little higher than this and get more leg extension and power, but I don't think the tradeoff is worth it - I get saddle chafing issues with a saddle too high, and that's definitely not worth it. James Black Los Angeles, CA -- 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-bu...@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.
