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I spent the last 4 rides on a slacker seat / head angle. The result was a great fun ride but bloody painful hips during the ride and for the remainder of the day. I was coming off a more up-right XC bike. Has anyone experienced similar reactions to a change of bike?
A similar experience was had when I rode a similarly slack bike for a weekend demo. On both occasions I was on flat pedals vs the normal SPDs.
Thanks
Rich
Nothing to do with being slack really, sounds like you maybe aren't the most flexible and struggled with a longer bike (ie you'd struggle on a bigger version of your own bike)?
When I ride on or swap to flats I find I have to lower the saddle a bit compared to clip-less ,or I feel like I'm uncomfortably over extending/rocking sideways from my hips as I tend to ride more towards the middle of my feet in effect reducing my leg length a tad.
Sometimes it also take a few rides for the body to adapt to a slight change in position/angles too.
Thanks for the replies.
Nothing to do with being slack really, sounds like you maybe aren’t the most flexible and struggled with a longer bike (ie you’d struggle on a bigger version of your own bike)?
Definitely not flexible! I just started yoga to hopefully fix stiff joints.
Nothing to do with being slack really, sounds like you maybe aren’t the most flexible and struggled with a longer bike (ie you’d struggle on a bigger version of your own bike)?
I will take note next time I'm riding in case I am rocking my hips. Thanks!
I presume, like most of us, your feet are further forward on the pedals when you’re on flats. You need to move the saddle forward to compensate for this.
I also get this
on two bikes now, since i got interested in trail riding, besides breathing/sweating my hips are the only thing to twinge through use
i'm not going in for he flexibility answer as a whole, up until a few months back when i started riding, i was doing full depth squats for a number of years as part of my gym work, i remember groin/hip flexor aches from doing those early on. so im thinking my mobility is good.
So i'm definitely going for its something i have the bike set up like that i cant adjust to.
The seat position sounds likely, because on my old bike i had issues getting comfortable, and put the seat right back. New bike, ridden once... perhaps i can try sliding a little forwards on that as it seems better suited to me
I presume, like most of us, your feet are further forward on the pedals when you’re on flats. You need to move the saddle forward to compensate for this.
Oh so simple. I'll give it a go. Thank.
The cool kids have their saddles as far forward as they can go anyway.
Win-win.
Same here when I moved to a 2019 Whyte 901 earlier in the year; rocking hips hurt, esp when you are well past 50. Previous bikes (which I still use) a 2006ish Pace, a 2013 5 or an On-One fatty. Saddle too high was the simple answer, even though technically it was in the right place. Moved it right forward as well, which to me looks odd yet it rides fine. Also find the bike hard work XC once the miles add up - just figure it was not designed for that. Now the saddle is low and forward, my rides short on it, but I'm not shagged out riding it and I'm oddly fitter! Just play around with heights - easy with a dropper.
I use a 1cm shorter BB to saddle distance on my flat pedal MTB Vs SPD gravel bike, it just feels better that way
I use a 1cm shorter BB to saddle distance on my flat pedal MTB Vs SPD gravel bike, it just feels better that way
This. I’ve had to run flats recently, cos of my gammy toe/foot, having run clips for a few years and have had to drop the saddle a bit to stop me having to stretch at the bottom of the pedal stroke. I had assumed because the cleat/mechanism added a few mm, but also my feet a much further forward with flats.