Slight lowering of the saddle (2mm), or moving it forward (5mm) will generally help. Both of these reduce the effective length from the saddle to the pedals. I personally find this to be an issue if I'm sitting too far back on my road saddle (n=1).

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Two years ago, I suffered from high hamstring tendinopathy (HHT). When I started back riding my bike, I chose to ride my gravel bike easy on a local rails to trails. Even riding easy, it really irritated my hamstring. Then, one weekend, I hopped back on my road bike and did a two hour ride. I had zero hamstring irritation. Both bikes have a very similar geometry and set up. Only difference was each bike had a different saddle. I replaced the saddle on my gravel bike, with the exact same saddle as m road bike, and then had no more trouble on my gravel bike either

I'm curious, what saddle caused the irritation and which felt better? Going through a similar scenario right now and would like to know if there are certain "features" inherent to some saddles that irrigate the hamstring. Thanks!

I cannot recall the saddle that irritated my hamstring but the one I use now is the Power saddle by Specialized

I’ve had improvement with a shorter crank. Also notch up your core training.

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Dr Jay
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