Warbird wrote:
h2ofun wrote:
So here is the background. I have ridden for years with my seat like 5 mm in front of the BB. But then folks started to tell me with my video posts my knee relative to the
pedal was way too far forward, and should go back. I also still have my Tri bike that is 82 degrees that I was fitted on for this 5mm in front.
When I got fitted, my seat was pushed way back to get the knee closer to the pedal, which is now like 95mm behind the BB, which yep, would make it much more slack.
This is why I am posting my current. One fitter suggests one thing, another fitter a different.
So, where do you suggest I put the saddle position compared to the BB?
Thanks
Ignore the knee position over the pedal.
Take a look at the fitting articles elsewhere on this site. Your lower body angles are all within the ideal ranges, which means you are "bent over" about as much as most of the Kona top 10. The difference is that you are sitting farther back, which means you have rotated back around the BB. Keep your lower body angles the same, but rotate forward around the BB. This will move you forward, and "flatten" your back. However, since your saddle remains level, this means that you will have to rotate your pelvis. If you don't know how to do this, or have a saddle that doesn't allow you to, you won't be able to go lower unless you actually bend your back. Some people can do this with a conventional saddle, others can't (hence the popularity of ISM and similar saddles).
Where you really deviate from standard fitting conventions is your arm angle and pad placement. Your torso/arm angle is currently 69 degrees, it should be closer to 90.
So, if I move my seat forward, going to make the torso arm angle worse, right? Easy to play with trying to get to 90.
Thanks
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