Originally Posted by
kirby999
He watched me ride and said I needed to raise the saddle more as my legs still had a little bend in it when at the bottom of my stroke .
Should have walked away when he told you this.
You should NOT have your leg straight at the bottom of your pedal stroke.
I would suggest your saddle will be a number of cm too high based on this alone.
Again, wrong bike for the position you are looking for.
You seem to be describing a "Dutch Bike" position but trying to adapt an XC bike to it.
