Engner66 wrote:
This worries me as the only bike fit I've had done was at Swanny's. I will say, however, the focus was not so much on the saddle height and position. I may give it a second go with the focus being comfort on the bike and see if there's something we can identify looking at it with that being the primary concern.
This doesn't make a lot of sense. Saddle and height and position is a huge component of a bike fit. Either you didn't understand what the fitter was doing, you were not giving them good feedback or you need to go to another place.
It also doesn't make a ton of sense for someone your height to be using ~170 mm cranks on a TT bike. Arguably the best cyclist in the world, Pogacar, who is 5'9" uses 165 mm cranks on both road and TT bike.
It takes a few weeks for your body to adapt to a new crank length. Have you tried comparing how well you run off the bike using shorter cranks?
Also, the number one position flaw on a TT bike is to raise the saddle to open up the hip angle. So lower the saddle is your first step.[/quote]Ya, I was not particularly impressed with Swanny's. I certainly didn't feel like I got good value for my money, hence why I tend to shy away from the LBS and do a lot of the work myself.
And the cranks on the Shiv are 165mm. On my Ridley, they're 150. The Ridley came with 170 but I changed them out to the 150s but haven't been happy with them yet. And I've probably ridden that bike 200-300 miles with them. Just because of my natural cadence, I think 160-165mm is really kind of a sweet spot for me.
As for saddle height, I've tried lower but if I go much lower than where I am now, I start to flair out my knees at the top of the crank so I don't get interference.