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Old 03-30-23, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Trakhak
Earlier in the thread I mentioned that I've dropped my saddle height as I aged from my 60s into my 70s. Someone responded that his height has changed but not his leg length.

Did a search. He was right. Evidently the majority of people lose height in the spine but not the legs. Now my saddles are feeling as though they're too low.
I think I was the one who posted that. When I was a college QB I was measured at about 5'10 1/2". My inseam was 32.5". Now at age 77 I am 5'8 1/2" but still have a 32.5" inseam. Why? Well age, of course. But, I also have had some spine issues and in 2013 I crashed my bike and broke my neck. This a fusion of C1 & C2 and the loss of height. So, in my case, yes it's about upper spine.
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