Saddle height and fear

[Catrin]

Pick a foot (any foot) and stick it on a pedal. When you have a gut feeling for which foot you like to put on the pedal, go outside. Practice standing on that pedal, and scooting around using the other foot to push you (not on the saddle yet, just scooting). Once you feel very comfortable scooting, practice lifting your butt onto the saddle mid-scoot using that pedal as a step.


(fitter concern note: I never change a person's saddle height by a full 4 inches all at once. Can you start with 2 inches, then in a week or two go to 3 inches, then a week or two after that go to 4 inches?)

Thanks - and he used the same analogy of a ladder. With the full 4 inches, my feet do not hit the ground at all - I have pretty much decided to back it off to only 2 inches higher than what I had, get comfy with that, add an inch and then go the rest of the way as you have suggested.

I already know which foot I like to use to start with - right for starting and left for stopping I like the idea of scooting around, as you have described, and will work with that this afternoon. I meet with my instructor tomorrow, weather permitting, and I don't want to really go all the way back to the beginning if I can avoid it