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Road bike seat height?
I have the following bike setup:
Bianchi Limited 12 speed, circa 1990 ($35 at the Salvation Army) Derailurs & Shifters - Shimano 105's Brakes - "Dia Compe" Seat - FEC Alloy SX (Very light but nice) Gooseneck - SR Royal Handlebars - SR Road Champion Crank arms - SR 170mm Front gear - Sugino 52-42 Rear gear - 25-23-20-17-15-13 Rims - Sun Mistral USA 700mm - 36 spoke alloy Tires - Discovery Kevlar CyclePro 700x25 Tubes - Slime 700x self healing ($15 for 2 tubes) Skewers - Suzue Wheel hubs - Suzue 36 spoke Valve stems - Presta (bought an adapter for $2) Computer - Cateye Astrale CC-CD100 N ($25) GPS - Garmin Etrex Vista ($339) Communications - Yaesu VX-7Rb handheld ($319) How do I adjust the seat height? I'm thinking the formula would be frame size + crank arm + distance from top of frame to top of seat should equal my inseam, right? Or not? Measuring my inseam is with my feet flat on the ground - I don't ride flat footed but with the base of my toes on the pedals. Should I figgure this in? Also, how do I measure the frame size? Is it from crank centerline to top tube centerline (at the seat post)? I got exactly 50cm this way Frame size = 50cm? Crank arm = 17cm Seat height= 10.5cm Total = 77.5 cm I measure 29" from crotch to floor = 73.66cm. If I add my feet that's another 3.25" or 8.255cm for a total of 81.915cm. By that measure I need to raise my seat 1.738" or 4.415cm My seat is currently as far down as it can go. I can just reach the street with both toes when sitting on the seat but when riding, at the bottom of each stroke, my legs are still bent and at the top of each stroke I feel a bit cramped......help? Ken |
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