Touring Bike Saddle Height

This is the third in a series of pages on sizing a touring bike.

Touring bike saddle height.

When bike touring your handlebars and saddle should be more or less at the same height. Lower them if you prefer to cycle at a lower angle and vice versa. How to choose a bike that fits you. It would always be my first choice for an unsprung saddle.

A cross country mountain bike saddle will have a. A ladies version b 17s is available. If you ve got a saddle that you love and think people should know about it drop a comment below. Brooks b17 imperial for touring brooks swallow for racing and seller anatomica on audax and mtb bike.

Adjusting the height of your handlebars is the final step in your bike fitting process. Piker june 20 2016. A road saddle will typically be v shaped with a more pronounced seating area and a longer nose. Most modern bikes conform to the same standard so any reputable saddle will fit any reputable bike.

On a bike with an adequate top tube length if the bars are significantly lower than the saddle after you have set the saddle height then the bike is probably not designed for touring but is more of a sport or racing bike. Adjust the height of your handlebars according to the riding position you are most comfortable in. Back to top. Firmer saddles are often better for distance riding in sportier positions when coupled with padded shorts.

I have leather saddles on all my bikes. I use this bicycle saddle on my light touring century bike. This was often the saddle of choice for bradley wiggins. A fizik arione saddle with carbon rails.

Burt says that finding the correct saddle height is the ideal starting point for any bike fit given a lot of other changes to position are done to correct a less than optimal saddle height. The series should be read in order. Road bike size guide. The brooks b72 is a light weight touring saddle designed for.

It is the same width but slightly shorter 245 mm. The first page is here saddle height refers to the distance from the center of the bottom bracket or crankset to the top surface of the saddle measured in a straight line parallel to the seat tube.