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LOTS OF TRIALS RIDERS HAVE IT LOW.. BUT I THNK IT PERSONAL PREFERNCE..
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never been really muniing, or trials much for that matter I guess. But
if you're hopping, and pulling the saddle in and out often, you're gonna
want it nice and low so you can get better height on seat in hops, and
pull teh seat in and out with ease. I know I keep my seat lower than
'optimal' (leg almost fully extended with pedal at 6 o'clock position)
for freestyle, and when I get my MUni around christmas the plan is to
keep the seat nice n' low.

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For trials, watch how high Zack Baldwin and Ryan Atkins ride their
seats. You don't want it low for trials. A low amount of foam, yes.
For seat-out skills, which come in heavy quantities for trials, you want
the seat higher, creating less pressure on your knees.

It has to do with lateral-stability, and how seat-out your side-to-side
stability is less than with the seat in. Your center-of-balance is
different in terms of relative position to the axle for each
(seatin/out)

Later,
Evan

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You don't want it low. I lowered my seat for street, the other day and
then tried to do some trials (seat out) and the seat was repeatedly
wripped out of my hand. I was trying to pull up when my weight was still
firmly on the pedals. I was thinking if I stood on the pedals at a
horizontal position the right height would be where my arm extends down
too. Could be totally wrong but I think it would be somewhere around
there. I never really looked just did it where it felt comfortable, but
higher is better than lower.

David

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thx guys, but what about seat under?

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Lowering the seat too low makes riding skinnies more difficult.

For muni a lower saddle will make climbing more difficult and spinning
fast more difficult.

When the seat is low your legs move through a less efficient range of
motion. That makes climbing more difficult and will stress different
leg muscles and will put more stress on your knees. It also makes it
more difficult to spin fast and ride longer distances.

Eventually you'll settle on a seat height that suits the style of riding
you're doing. Just don't set it low for the sake of setting it low.
Make sure there is a good reason for riding with the seat low because
there are downsides to having it too low.

For muni it can be nice to have a quick release seatpost clamp so you
can adjust the seat height to suit the type of riding you're going to
do. For example you might want to set the seat a little bit higher for
a long climb up to a trail then lower the seat a bit once you get to the
trail.

Changing the seat height by as little as a few millimeters can make a
difference.

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For Muni (hard rolling) I found the magic heigth and put a wrap of
colored electrical tape on my seatpost so I can go to that heigth in a
second (with a quick release of course--that's essential). Once the
trail levels off or there's climbing, I move the seat up an inch or a
little less. Too low and you can't spin. A too-low seat is also MUCH
more strenuous on the legs and hard on the knees.

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