Bike Fit Question: Change your crankarms, lower your seat?
03-11-10, 05:53 AM
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Bike Fit Question: Change your crankarms, lower your seat?
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My current bike configuration has 172.5mm cranks.
If I reduce my crank length to 170mm, would that mean lowering the seat by 2.5mm or 5mm?
My current bike configuration has 172.5mm cranks.
If I reduce my crank length to 170mm, would that mean lowering the seat by 2.5mm or 5mm?
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You should be able to raise the seat.
The measurement saddle-to-pedalstroke-bottom will reduce by 2.5mm.
Seat should be able to come up that amount.
The measurement saddle-to-pedalstroke-bottom will reduce by 2.5mm.
Seat should be able to come up that amount.
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If my crankarms will be shorter, I will therefore be lower to ground - 2.5mm so to speak. If I want to keep the same pedal-to-seat length ration, would I not be lowering my seat?
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When trying to picture a mechanical relationship, it helps to imagine extremes.
Picture:
a: cranks so long they hit the ground. It's hard to reach the pedals because they're on the ground at full extension. Lower your saddle so you can reach those distant pedals.
b: 1cm cranks. It's easy to reach the pedals because they're basically at the level of the bottom bracket. Raise your saddle so you can extend your leg more.
Picture:
a: cranks so long they hit the ground. It's hard to reach the pedals because they're on the ground at full extension. Lower your saddle so you can reach those distant pedals.
b: 1cm cranks. It's easy to reach the pedals because they're basically at the level of the bottom bracket. Raise your saddle so you can extend your leg more.
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When trying to picture a mechanical relationship, it helps to imagine extremes.
Picture:
a: cranks so long they hit the ground. It's hard to reach the pedals because they're on the ground at full extension. Lower your saddle so you can reach those distant pedals.
b: 1cm cranks. It's easy to reach the pedals because they're basically at the level of the bottom bracket. Raise your saddle so you can extend your leg more.
Picture:
a: cranks so long they hit the ground. It's hard to reach the pedals because they're on the ground at full extension. Lower your saddle so you can reach those distant pedals.
b: 1cm cranks. It's easy to reach the pedals because they're basically at the level of the bottom bracket. Raise your saddle so you can extend your leg more.
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