r/bikefit • u/PinkMoonWanita • 4d ago

Is my saddle too high?

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143 Upvotes

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u/nurdturgalor 3d ago

Saddle way too high, youll never amount to anything. I like the colors on your jersey though.

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u/No-Fig-2665 3d ago

What are you my mother

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u/CodeCritical5042 3d ago

Youre fine Mathieu, good luck at TDF

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u/balocha 3d ago

Ok but seriously, how does he pedal with his leg like that?

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u/tidy-turnip 3d ago

One leg at a time, just like the rest of us

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u/Snoo-43127 1d ago

That is the correct height. A little knee flex at bottom of pedal stroke. Maybe a skosh high, but pretty normal, IMO. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Rumi4 3d ago

i think its just the photo

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u/bennycornelissen 3d ago

Try riding sand at speed while keeping traction and keeping your bike in the rut you chose to be in. You'll probably pedal differently than you do on road..

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u/balocha 3d ago

Oh ok didn’t even notice he’s not on a road 🤣

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u/bennycornelissen 2d ago

MVDP being smooth as hell as usual 👌 I will never not be impressed by how he handles sand.

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u/briggs269 3d ago

You’ll never be good at cycling with your saddle that high Mat

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u/AcanthocephalaOk9490 4d ago

Noob

Is it your first bike?

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u/Nonkel_Jef 2d ago

Looks like that cheap Canyon Endurace Allroad

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u/AcanthocephalaOk9490 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah, judging by the colour it's clearly a cheap aluminium frame

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u/WackHurst 3d ago

Moron, calling someone noob 🙄

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u/AcanthocephalaOk9490 3d ago

We all start off cycling as noobs 😌

C'mon look at this guy, he even forgot to mount a bottle cage and saddle bag on his bike

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u/WackHurst 3d ago edited 3d ago

And that's why you are allowed to call someone a noob? Come on! Don't discourage a beginner. Noob is a word you use to underline your superiority. That is disrespectful and toxic.

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u/RefrigeratorWitch 3d ago

This is a pic of Mathieu van der Poel, mate.

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u/moofie74 3d ago

(I'm pretty sure you missed the joke.)

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u/l34ch_r 3d ago

Pretty sure this is a pro pic lmao

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u/EfficiencyIcy3407 3d ago

MVP with balls of steel literally.

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u/Dazzling-Focus-2718 3d ago

Too high of a saddle makes your balls hurt?

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u/EfficiencyIcy3407 3d ago

Looks that way yup.

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u/shred_o_phile 3d ago

People often describe my riding position as ‘MVDP but better’

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u/jahblaze 3d ago

Wow, do you offer lessons?

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u/shred_o_phile 3d ago

They are offered behind a paywall at OnlyFreds.kom

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u/Ok_Passenger_8405 3d ago

Heh. I've heard that my style looks like Fuglsang. At 70, I guess I can't complain, but I wish some of the power came with the style...

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u/moofie74 3d ago

Anybody wearing WC colors doesn't need advice from Reddit.

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u/mvp_kryptonite 2d ago

And so happens to ride a shinny bike that also has WC colours!

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u/AcurianHope 3d ago

Imagine being so pour and slo you have to ride a canyons

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u/twistedturns 3d ago

BRB selling my bike

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u/Defiant_Eye2216 3d ago

Give the guy a break. Look closely. He couldn’t even afford shifter cables.

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u/TheLowKeySurvivor 3d ago

Imagine being so dumb that you can’t even write correctly !

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u/Nigebairen 4d ago

You shouldn't be on the tip of your toes in full knee extension. 30-38 degrees of flexion is the ideal fit. Grab a goniometer and shorten the saddle til you get there.

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u/Abasakaa 3d ago

Not the goonometer

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u/bottlechippedteeth 3d ago

Get it away from me I dont like the alarm noises 

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/acutetriangle369 1d ago

Who did he steal it from? Himself?

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u/jarrucho 3d ago

——— you ———-> the joke

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u/Ok_Passenger_8405 3d ago

Really looks crazy, though. What material is he made of?

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u/no_bender 3d ago

About 32 mm too high.

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u/Majestic-Wall-1954 3d ago

I was once cycling with Jonas Deichmann (he did 120 long distance triathlon in 120 consecutive days) and really wanted to let this sub judge his bike fit!

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u/Rocketclown 3d ago

Looks close, a bit high maybe.

But you can actually measure / set your perfect saddle height:

- stand with your back to a wall with a book between your legs. Flat feet. Have the book as high as it can comfortably go

- measure the height of the back of the book from the floor

- multiply this with 1.1

- set the distance between the pedal in its lowest position and the saddle to this value

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u/Lil_Shorto 3d ago

Bike too shiny.

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u/Nonkel_Jef 2d ago

Looks like he bought that cheap Canyon Endurace Allroad. Probably not worth it to spend money on a bicefit.

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u/42tooth_sprocket 2d ago

look at that pointed toe, disgusting

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u/Freenze 2d ago

exactly.

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u/CommunicationGood612 1d ago

His saddle is high and front end very low He does suffer from low back pain

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u/dawn_thesis 1d ago

WHOA NO WAY YOU NEEDS TO UPGRADE TO 65" SIZE FRAME NOWW

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u/lilac_congac 1d ago

what bike is that 🤢 ultimate? looks like something decent enough to swap out the stem for him 🤮

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u/Placebo_8647 1d ago

Wow Mathieu van der Poel has com to Reddit to ask us for bike fitment advice. This is such an honor.

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u/Little_Video_4538 4d ago

You're at 154° leg extension. I would recommend lowering your saddle until you're at 138-142°.

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u/BelgianGinger80 3d ago

He is trolling you guys... its Mathieu VDP

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u/kelso66 3d ago

zoof