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Old 12-23-18, 08:59 PM
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Cyclist0108
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Originally Posted by phughes
If it doesn't hurt with the seat positioned "low," then it isn't too low. Go with what your body tells you, not what a number based on an average tells you. You are not everyone. My B17 is "low" too, and I have no pain, and actually can spin better. When mine was the "correct" height, I dropped to one side and had hip pain, back pain, and was less efficient.

Try Steve Hogg's method of positioning your seat height and you will most likely end up where you are now, "low." https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com...ard-can-it-be/
https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/bikefit/2011/02/seat-height-how-hard-can-it-be/

Thanks for posting those links. I have to admit I was skeptical because of his reputation for crazy stuff like iPhone polarity interfering with bike fit, and I couldn't tolerate the mid-foot cleat position, but the stuff about compensating and asymmetry I think is spot on.

I think I still sub-consciously favor my right leg (where my ankle break was), and there is a good chance there is some real asymmetry. (One weird consequence of being on crutches for 4 months is that my right arch no longer collapses like my left one.)
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