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Peaty's saddle there is hip height, where it should be its his bars that are higher relative to the saddle, newer dh bikes have slacker angles and lower bars so that saddle height and bar height are closer still.
so his saddle is at xc height?
Don't most of the WC DH riders ride with their saddles at full reach?
Nope.
As I said in a previous post, for proper dh riding you'll want it lower than xc height but not so low as you lose all control (keep that for dj and the bmx track).
On the dh bike I used to play around with saddle height a fair bit to get the best compromise, which I find is saddle at around the height of the stem (as mr.peat above), give or take an inch or so either way dependant on how tech the course is, eg. if its somewhere relatively non tech like say the cwmcarn dh then up a bit to make the pedally bits easier.
Each to thier own I guess, but don't try and tell people you can ride to your full potential downhill with your seat at an efficient xc pedalling position, it just can't be done, fact.
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agreed.
Argh! Can't help myself!
I [b]never said[/b] you could ride at your [b]full potential[/b] downhill!
Only that it was more than adequate for most riding, most of the time.
Right. Now I'm off.
Only that it was more than adequate for most riding, most of the time.
Agreed, you 'can' ride anything with your saddle up but you'll be compromised.
Oh and nothing to do with skill compensation, for me it's about getting the maximum out of the bike and myself.
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Glen I knew you'd crack!
ground him down over time. resistance is futile!
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I think you'll find its the the correct height minus about 1 inch. Look at minars bike he does ride full stretch on his saddle. I guess its horses for courses but you should be able to ride xc all day without touching your saddle. You can do everything but manual and jump bmx tracks/trails on a xc bike. I ride tech stuff out in the peak without touching my saddle.
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You can do everything but manual and jump bmx tracks/trails on a xc bike
Huh? Why can't you do those things?
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on an xc bike with the seat up? do me a favour!
credit to tuffy. and baybutt of course.
That is exactly why I can't or for that matter don't try to do jumps on my xc bike other than kicker type transitions. Also I have a bmx so why would I even consider doing that on an xc bike?
There are plenty of jay boys who go to bolehills on xc bikes and look like goobers; I for one don't want to be that guy who turns up english bunny hops off a lip then cases the landing and beaks their arm.
Didn't DC jump the car park straight clipped in on a prince albert with the saddle up?