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With a platform pedal, place your heel on the center of the pedal axle and rotate the pedal to the bottom of the pedal stroke.

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) Make sure the seat is the right height. When the saddle is too high, you are more prone to tilting and imbalanced pedal to compensate for over height.

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Your center of gravity is elevated on a higher bike seat and this makes it easier for you to turn and control your bike at will.

You can rotate the saddle up, adjust fore/aft (not recommended for the first adjustment) or swap for a saddle with a different seating profile to posteriorly rotate your pelvis. Sit on the saddle. If you're sitting too high, your weight could shift in a way that causes saddle discomfort.

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. If you can’t touch the pedal lower the seat.

L9 Sports sells a variety of saddles to help fix men’s and women’s bike saddle pain.

Place one of your heels on a pedal.

A needlessly high RPM is just wasting energy moving your legs up and down. A needlessly high RPM is just wasting energy moving your legs up and down.

. If your leg is not completely straight when your pedal reaches the down position, that.

For starters, an improperly set mountain bike saddle height can lead to joint pain, muscle soreness, and even saddle sores.
It’s man-made, but we are not bike-made.
- A stable foot - there should not be excessive toe down or heel down.

I had a 5-year break from cycling.

May 3, 2011 · The bike fit “speciallists” were telling me to open up my hip angle and knee angle as not to bring the Sartorious muscle in to play, It helped a little but was struggling with too high a saddle and too much set back, I was also cramping else where due to over extension.

Either way, your hamstring muscles are being over-extended and pulled,. . With a platform pedal, place your heel on the center of the pedal axle and rotate the pedal to the bottom of the pedal stroke.

If you're getting saddle sores on a regular. Most road bikes also have very low handlebars and “compact geometry” which make the seat look even higher than it is. If your saddle is too high you’ll rock side-to-side increasing the shear force and friction on your crotch. . In addition, most road cyclists use clipless pedals.

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Your legs will struggle to pedal because they are too bent and this will sap your energy fast. .

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These are odd positions for us to be in in the first place.

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Aug 13, 2021 · Sit on the saddle.