Touring Bike Saddle Height

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Touring bike saddle height.

The saddle height measurement to be clear is the distance between the centre of the bottom bracket and the centre of the saddle. Adjust the height of your handlebars according to the riding position you are most comfortable in. This is the third in a series of pages on sizing a touring bike. Adjusting the height of your handlebars is the final step in your bike fitting process.

Firmer saddles are often better for distance riding in sportier positions when coupled with padded shorts. When bike touring your handlebars and saddle should be more or less at the same height. A ladies version b 17s is available. Back to top.

It would always be my first choice for an unsprung saddle. I have leather saddles on all my bikes. The first page is here saddle height refers to the distance from the center of the bottom bracket or crankset to the top surface of the saddle measured in a straight line parallel to the seat tube. Get a bike seat designed for how you ride.

I use this bicycle saddle on my light touring century bike. The series should be read in order. This was often the saddle of choice for bradley wiggins. A fizik arione saddle with carbon rails.

Most modern bikes conform to the same standard so any reputable saddle will fit any reputable bike. Brooks b17 imperial for touring brooks swallow for racing and seller anatomica on audax and mtb bike. A cross country mountain bike saddle will have a. Burt says that finding the correct saddle height is the ideal starting point for any bike fit given a lot of other changes to position are done to correct a less than optimal saddle height.

Road bike size guide. It is the same width but slightly shorter 245 mm. On a bike with an adequate top tube length if the bars are significantly lower than the saddle after you have set the saddle height then the bike is probably not designed for touring but is more of a sport or racing bike. If you ve got a saddle that you love and think people should know about it drop a comment below.

The brooks b72 is a light weight touring saddle designed for. A road saddle will typically be v shaped with a more pronounced seating area and a longer nose.