Saddle adjustment for clipless?
When my husband fixed my bike for me, he gave me some toe clip pedals which didn't work for me at all. We changed them out for some $6 platform pedals so that I could get used to riding again before trying the more challenging stuff.
I've put quite a few miles on the bike, and the pedals are already thrashed. I'm going to be investing in clipless soon. However, here's my problem. I have found that when I ride, the pedals rest in the center of my feet where the arch is. When I try to ride with the ball of my feet on the pedals, the top of my thighs start to kill me and I feel like my knees are coming up too high. But when I ride with the pedals in the center, I have no problem with cadence or stress at all on my legs or the top of my knees.
Does this mean that I should adjust my seat to be up a bit when I get some clipless pedals? I'm hesitant to do that because I tend to ride a lot holding the handlebars by the fingertips because it's more comfortable riding where I'm sitting up more. (We're going to get a pair of riser handlebars soon). I don't want to be even more uncomfortable with my butt higher than my hands. On the other hand, I don't want to do damage to my knees or thighs.
Thanks for your help!