Saddle Height?

[quote="sevenrider310"]How does one determine the optimum saddle height? Is it better to have the utmost leg extension at the bottom of a pedal stroke or have more bend in the knees? How much flex in the knee is good or bad at the bottom of a pedal stroke?[/QUOTE
You should have a slight bend in the knee. 15 degree bend at the knee would be a good starting point to make adjustments from. I think I ride with about 10 degree of knee bend when at the bottom of the pedal stroke.

As high as possible without your hips rocking. Good luck!

tanggoman said:

As high as possible without your hips rocking. Good luck!

Ha!! 🙂 I used to do this, but it gets to a point where it pulling up/back becomes inefficient.

There's a million 'scientific' ways of doing this, but, in my opnion, there's nothing wrong with starting with the good old "heels on the pedals" trick.

Take your shoes off, and with your heels on the pedals, your legs should be dead straight at the bottom of the pedal stroke, without your hips rolling on the saddle. This is a good place to start.

tanggoman said:

As high as possible without your hips rocking. Good luck!

Bad idea.

try this instead.

http://www.irishcycling.com/2004/news/art_353.shtml

ed073 said:

Bad idea.

try this instead.

http://www.irishcycling.com/2004/news/art_353.shtml

What do you think of the old "heels on the pedals" trick?

Fat Hack said:

What do you think of the old "heels on the pedals" trick?

Amateurish. Too hit and miss.

Any positioning template should be used as a guide only to get you in a good starting position.....from there, fine tune by millimetres to get comfortable.