.Place one heel on the pedal.
. rotate the crank until the pedal with your heel on it is in the furthest position from your body.
If your leg is not completely straight and just touching the center of the pedal, your saddle height needs to be adjusted. If your hips must rock for the heel to reach the pedal, the saddle is too high. If your leg is bent at the knee with your heel on the pedal, the saddle is too low.
Once the saddle is at the correct height, make sure that the seatpost does not project from the frame beyond its minimum Insertion or maximum Extension mark (fig.B).
If your bike has an interrupted seat tube, as is the case on some bikes with rear suspension, you must also make sure that | Fig. C |
the seat post is far enough into the frame so that you can touch it through the bottom of the interrupted seat tube with the |
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tip of your finger without inserting your finger beyond its first knuckle (see fig. C). |
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WARNING: If your seat post projects from the frame beyond the Minimum Insertion or Maximum Extension mark |
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(see fig. B) or you cannot touch the bottom of the seat post through the bottom of the interrupted seat tube with the tip |
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of your finger without inserting your finger beyond its first knuckle (see fig. C), the seat post may break, which could |
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cause you to lose control and fall. |
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2.Front and back adjustment. The saddle can be adjusted forward or back to help you get the optimal position on the
bike. Ask your dealer to set the saddle for your optimal riding position and to show you how to make further adjustments.
Small changes in saddle position can have a substantial effect on performance and comfort. Only one directional change at a time, and only a small change at a time, should be made to your saddle position.
WARNING: After any saddle adjustment, be sure that the saddle adjusting mechanism is properly tightened before riding. A loose saddle clamp or seat post binder can cause damage to the seat post, or can cause you to lose control and fall. A correctly tightened saddle adjusting mechanism will allow no saddle movement in any direction. Periodically check to make sure that the saddle adjusting mechanism is properly tightened.
If, in spite of carefully adjusting the saddle height, tilt and
WARNING: Some people have claimed that extended riding with a saddle which is incorrectly adjusted or which does not support your pelvic area correctly can cause
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