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Old 04-18-19, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ridethetown
Yes, I had my bike fit a few weeks back, realizing I had my saddle 1.5" too low! Years ago I'd had posterior knee pain, lowered my saddle then just got used to it. Then I stopped riding for a couple years, jumped back on without making any adjustments. Last weekend I hopped on my MTB, realizing of course my saddle was too low - like way too low. I raised it but still think I need to go further. That was the day after a pretty tough and hilly 40 on my gravel bike, so all the ingredients were there for a problem.
Well that's sure good news for you. No future problems once that pain goes away, IMO. Just 1 cm low can cause problems.
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