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

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