Seat Height

It's a toughie, as its all down to personal pref.

But, I'm not a seat-in rider, so I'll take what a friend of mine does:

He's pretty tall, around 6ftish, but has his saddle ridiculously low
for his seatin and SIF hops (97cm and 107cm respectively). I think the
low saddle helps greatly for seatin as it allows tons of movement and
flexibility when jumping. It allows you to do mini-squats to maximize
seat-in hop heights.

The top of his saddle is approx. in between his knee and his waist,
when he is standing full height with the uni next to him. A little
lower than groin height i'd say. It works for him for both seatin and
SIF, so you could try it like that. Low seats for SIF work fine, it
just takes getting used to.

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You should test which seat height works best for you.
I've my seat very high(i jump seat in front) and i hate seat in and
rolling hop. I don't practise them, so they are worse, but you should
play around with your seat height until you found the right one.

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Too low = hurt back
Too high = hurt testicles

You just gotta find your sweet spot.

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Sponge said:

It's a toughie, as its all down to personal pref.

But, I'm not a seat-in rider, so I'll take what a friend of mine does:

He's pretty tall, around 6ftish, but has his saddle ridiculously low
for his seatin and SIF hops (97cm and 107cm respectively). I think the
low saddle helps greatly for seatin as it allows tons of movement and
flexibility when jumping. It allows you to do mini-squats to maximize
seat-in hop heights.

The top of his saddle is approx. in between his knee and his waist,
when he is standing full height with the uni next to him. A little
lower than groin height i'd say. It works for him for both seatin and
SIF, so you could try it like that. Low seats for SIF work fine, it
just takes getting used to.

is your friend Ryan atkins?

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monkeyman said:

Too low = hurt back
Too high = hurt testicles

You just gotta find your sweet spot.

if your seat is too angled it causes hurt testicles on rolling hops

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