Questions tagged [saddle]
The saddle part of a bike is designed to support most but not all of the rider's weight. The saddle's nose also assists in balancing and steering.
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Saddle started to hurt after years of riding
Recently I began having problems with my saddle, or more precisely, my behind. It starts to hurt where my sit bones are after 45-60 minutes. It feels sore at first, but eventually it gets really ...
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How can I prepare for cycling 60 km, before getting the bike?
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I happen to be someone who's yet to start cycling "properly" (the highest I've ridden yet is about 15 kilometres in a session, on a bike that most people here ...
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How to measure sit bone distance if I am very fat?
I saw many people over the Internet suggesting I sit on a cardboard with my feet a little lifted, mimicking my riding position, and then marking the place with chalk to reveal ny sit bones footprints. ...
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Saddle Position
I am a newbie to biking. I got my bike fitted in a local bike shop. I feel comfortable riding it. However, I feel (by looking at it) that the saddle is fitted way too back. It looks as if the back ...
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Are bike saddles always removable from the saddle post?
I want to buy a mountain bike soon and I’ve been doing a bunch or research. I noticed that some bike saddles can detach from the top of the saddle post, while others get removed with the whole post. ...
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What is the ideal saddle height? [duplicate]
What should be the ideal saddle height of my bike if I'm 5'10" foot and using a 29" flat bar bike?
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Seat mounting rails bent out of shape
Recently I crashed my bike, and since then, the seat has been tilted towards the left side.
I know very little about bikes and the associated terminology, but I think what happened is that the rails ...
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How to prevent cycling shorts damage from brooks swallow saddle?
I am new to cycling and I have brooks swallow saddle and pair of cycling shorts. After the ride, I observed that the short's fabric is a bit damaged. This happened at the same place for both shorts. I ...
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Why is the Selle Anatomica X1 saddle rated for longer rides than the X2?
The X-series Touring bike saddles from Selle Anatomica are arguably the most comfortable bikepacking saddles in the world.
The main difference between the two is the frame, one is a chromoly frame and ...
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Pendulum motion when riding out of the saddle
When riding out of the saddle, you will often have to rock the bike laterally for stability.
My question is: how do most people synchronise this pendulum motion with their pedal stroke?
In which ...
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What do I need to change to avoid 'bouncing' in my bike seat at high RPM?
I've noticed while cycling on my road bike that, when I try to pedal very quickly, I start to 'bounce' a little in my seat. As in I'm lifting off the seat a little with each pedal, so feel I'm not ...
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Direction of saddle clamps on seatpost
I have a seatpost from a Canyon Dndurace AL 7.0 from 2016. The seatpost has a saddle clamp consisting of two parts. The lower part has one long end and a shorter one. I can rotate both parts of the ...
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Is my bike a good fit?
I am a woman and I have been wanting to get into cycling.
A few summers back I bought a gravel bike. I bought it new from a local bike shop that I trusted. The bike was considered a 'medium' (5'6-5'9 ...
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Increasing length of seatpost on a foldable bike
One of my bike is this little Dohiker 14" electric bike, but I actually pedal a lot when riding it, and the seatpost is a bit too short. It is about 50cm long, and I would need a few more centimeters. ...
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Which saddle is suitable for me?
I have a question about saddles. I bought a mountain bike 2 days ago. I thought it would be better to ride a bike rather than going on a walk in these Corona days (for exercise purpose). My bike is ...
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Snub nose bike saddles
I need to replace my bike saddle, a Most Ocelot that came with the bike, because the supporting rib (not the rails) broke about four inches from the nose, and it is starting to sag. I'm only 145 lbs. ...
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3 bolt exercise bike saddle adapter in the UK
The saddle currently fitted to my exercise bike is attached to a fixed plate with 3 bolts on it, I can't find any adapters to fit more traditional saddles (rails/posts) that are available in the UK. ...
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Saddle seat post screw length
I got an S-Works carbon saddle and it feels great. However, siting on it during workouts, I am feeling small nudges from these two screws on my seat post. Is it something that I did wrong? 87kg (191 ...
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What exactly do seats with a cut out in the middle achieve?
I've read that seats with a cut out are a good way of relieving stress on your sensitive areas. So we have seats like this:
My question is: from what I've read, the problem with cycling with bad ...
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Does the saddle height need to be changed when the crank length changes?
On my road bike I have 172.5mm crank and my saddle height is 810mm from the bottom bracket. On my track bike I have a crank arm 165mm. Do I need to change the saddle height on my track bike? Will it ...
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What to use on saddle clamp?
I'm purchasing a new seat-post as my saddle refused to stay at the same angle with my current one; it was a second hand bike (B'Twin Triban 500) with a single bolt clamp. I'm going to switch to a two ...
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Very confused about the seatpost clamp
I can't figure the seatpost clamp on my bicycle (maybe it's stuck?). I've had it for a few months, it's quite old. I hit a bump in the street and the force lowered the seat but now I can't figure out ...
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Is my saddle at the correct position?
I am trying to determine if my saddle is setup right.
In the picture below, my feet is at 9 o'clock and the improvised plum line that starts under my knee cap (hard to see, spot the white line ...
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What can be done to seat post too long/saddle too high?
Recently a mountain bike --someone's hand-me-down--, came in my way. Size wise it might be slightly big for my ideal but within the range of manageable, I accessed. After trying a few times, however, ...
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What are working Proofide alternatives?
I bought a new Brooks flyer and applied the first layer of Proofide that came with the saddle.
Considering the price of a full can of Proofide - and also because I am the kind of person who likes to ...
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Seat clamp keeps unscrewing, what is the preferred solution?
To prevent stealing of the seat, I replaced my "fast lock" seat clamp with a model using a regular screw:
The problem is that the screw keeps unscrewing, and I'm already tightening quite strong. I ...
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Mounting a 12v motorcycle light on bike seat rails?
So now that I built a 12 volt (more like 11v) battery for my bike I would like to accessorize it with some 12v lights to get a unique look. I'm looking at motorcycle tail lights, but they all have two ...
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Suggestions for protecting jeans from saddle clamp bolt
I’ve got a bike whose seat post uses the traditional style saddle clamp. It works! The saddle is firmly attached to the bike. Hooray. However. This bike is sort of a “café racer” - I mainly pootle ...
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Bolt holding saddle to seatpost broke
I have a saddle somewhat similar to this one. One bolt holding saddle clamp to the seatpost.
Some half a year ago I was riding with no hands and leaned back a bit. Suddenly, I fell down the bike on ...
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'Micro adjust' saddle clamp not allowing fine enough adjustment (on SP12 suspension seatpost)
I have an Suntour SP12 seatpost, and the saddle is held on by two clamps on either side. The clamps are splined, but these splines only allow adjustment of around 6-8 degrees which is far too much ...
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What is the proper way to tighten dual bolt saddle rail clamp to stop rail slippage?
I have a 2018 Specialized Allez, with Titanium 'Hollow Ti' saddle rails. To secure them to the seat post, there are two bolts opposite each other that both clamp down the same upper plate onto the ...
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Saddle: how good is narrow?
I’ve had a Brooks B68 for a few years now. It’s 205 mm wide; I have a fairly upright riding position; my back is about 25 degrees off the vertical.
Before choosing it I read the advice on the web ...
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Saddle bag for iPad? (10.5) [closed]
I’m looking for a way to carry an iPad on a 80km commute.
I don’t like backpack, as it’s heavy on shoulders and rack for just an iPad feels overkill.
So looking for saddlebag big enough for an ...
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How do I lower the saddle on a Scirocco bicycle?
I've acquired a second-hand ladies' Scirocco Elegance 21 speed bicycle. I need to lower the saddle but can't quite see how it can be done.
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upgrade traditional saddle clamp (not seat tube clamp)?
I'm currently restoring my folding bike and it has a large diameter (34 mm/1.34 in) seatpost that tapers to the standard 22 mm/0.87 in diameter at the end.
The bike currently uses that traditional ...
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Fitting a saddle with non-round rails to a Stevens Arcalis
What options are there to change the saddle mount on an aero seatpost of an Stevens Arcalis 2017 to mount a saddle with non-round carbon rails?
Below you can see the saddle mount that is designed to ...
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How do you find the right saddle for road biking?
I bought a Cube Attain GTRC disc, a great bike apart from the saddle, which is quite chunky and square.
I would like to find a better one. Tips for saddle sizing for road biking?
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What kind of bike is a brooks champion flyer saddle suitable for?
I have a brooks champion flyer, sprung saddle which I have used in the past for touring on a converted mtb.However, I have read recently on Sheldon Brown that they are best suited to bikes where the ...
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I'm looking for a part that connects the saddle to the body frame of the bicycle
I recently removed the saddle because it was squeaking a lot, then I cleaned the inside and put oil back in, however I couldn't re-attach the bar under the seat to the body frame, then I used this ...
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Brooks B17 saddle tension?
I've been using my Brooks saddle for about 1 year and at first it was really comfortable but less and less I think. It's my first leather saddle so I might do something wrong here :)
I bought the ...
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Are coarse 3D mesh seat pads effective at keeping your butt cool on a recumbent?
The seat of my recumbent has a taut 2D mesh back which is quite good at letting sweat through. That can't be said about the ordinary foam pad supporting the ass. There are special "foam" pads which ...
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Getting a saddle rail back in
I have a saddle rail that has popped out.
Does anyone know how to get it to go back in?
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Can I remove dropper seatpost of the Lapierre Edge 327 plus?
I recently bought a Lapierre Edge 327 plus mountain bike, that has a dropper seatpost that can be adjusted from the left handlebar.
I want to remove the seatpost when I park the bike in "unsure" ...
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Is it possible and safe to attach this type of seat to suspension seatpost?
I have a Merida Crossway 20 bike, and want to change its saddle.
Now after buying a new one I am not sure it is even possible to mount it. I had forgotten I have a suspension seatpost, but the new ...
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Saddle rail breaks often
During the last few years, I've had a broken saddle rail every year or so. It always breaks just in front, or just behind the clamp. I wonder what the reason could be, and how I can avoid this.
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Removing a seat post spacer
I am trying to get an old Raleigh SC 40 bike back to riding condition. The seat post doesn't tighten at all and the culprit is that the spacer sleeve is stuck well into the frame.
In order to get a ...
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Adaptive seats because of Total Knee Replacement
After TKR (total knee replacement) have a difficult time in foot placement on pedal, my right foot falls in middle due to range of motion? Any ideas or suggestions?
I thought if I found a seat that ...
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How long does it take for one to get settled on a new saddle?
I recently switched from a Selle Royal Seta T1 saddle to a Shimano Pro Falcon Anatomic saddle with a cut-out. It's lighter, wider (152mm), and has lesser padding than my previous saddle. The first ...
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Convert Western Saddle to Regular Saddle?
I have a Sun adult trike with a western saddle. That's the kind of saddle that you plunk your whole bum on, instead of a standard bike saddle that you straddle and just your sit bones contact.
This ...
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Oval carbon saddle rails compatibility
I have a new saddle and I want to buy a compatible seatpost. The saddle rails is CARBON 7x9 as specified by the manifacturer.
I want to understand better the compatibility of this kind of oval rails. ...
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