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  • how does the seat angle affect the way a bike rides?
  • ianv
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    In terms of mountain bikes.

    Posted 12 years ago
    wwaswas
    Full Member

    weight distribution, primarily, but also reach.

    Posted 12 years ago
    kudos100
    Free Member

    seat tipped down for climbing, tipped up for downhill 😉

    Posted 12 years ago
    wwaswas
    Full Member

    ah, you mean seat angle, not seat tube angle.

    tilted back = testicles smashed on nose of saddle as you slide forward when the bike hits an obstacle
    tilted forward = testicles smashed on top tube as you slide off saddle.
    flat = about right.

    Posted 12 years ago
    GW
    Free Member

    tilted back = not for sitting on 😉
    flat = mincer
    tilted forward = wrong

    Posted 12 years ago
    ianv
    Free Member

    I actually meant seat tube angle.
    In terms of weight distribution is the seat tube angle only concerned with getting a stable sitting position or is there more to it?

    Take a kona operator, its steep but a commencal supreme is about 7 degrees slacker. Is that a function of the suspension design or are the designers trying to achieve something else.

    Posted 12 years ago
    GW
    Free Member

    seat tube angle is fairly irrelevant for most DH bikes..

    A Kona Operator snapped in two at Glancoe this weekend

    Posted 12 years ago
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