Seat hight in pictures?

[ScaldedCat]

It depends what's comfortable and efficient for the individual when body proportion, riding style, flexibility, core strength/stability, experience etc are taken into account. On both my road bike and my mountain/utility bike the saddle is a bit higher than the handlebars, works for me, might not work for someone else my height/on the same bikes.


On my Bob Jackson I'd actually prefer the bars about 1-1 1/2 cm lower but I haven't got around to getting the steerer cut down since I built up the bike and I don't want a stack of spacers above the stem. I'll get my back-side into gear and sort it sooner or later.

[Sardine]

It depends what's comfortable and efficient for the individual when body proportion, riding style, flexibility, core strength/stability, experience etc are taken into account. On both my road bike and my mountain/utility bike the saddle is a bit higher than the handlebars, works for me, might not work for someone else my height/on the same bikes.


On my Bob Jackson I'd actually prefer the bars about 1-1 1/2 cm lower but I haven't got around to getting the steerer cut down since I built up the bike and I don't want a stack of spacers above the stem. I'll get my back-side into gear and sort it sooner or later.

I agree. I find it uncomfortable to ride a bike with the handlebars higher than my seat, especially when clmbing hills which I can't avoid. My bikes have the seat at least level with the handlebars or higher and the steerers have been cut down as I don't like having a stack of spacers either. With the OTP road bike I just got, I've had the stem flipped as many are now designed to have a more upright riding position. It's what works for you I think, provided your bike fits.

btw ScaldedCat, you've had me checking out the Bob Jackson website since you posted that picture of your lovely bike. I've started doing bike maintenance courses and hope to one day build up a steel audax bike too.

[Owlie]

I have a short torso and long legs, so on a frame with the correct top-tube length, I would have to have a lot of seatpost showing! On my current bike (medium Giant--according to their size chart, a 50cm, but I'm not sure that's right), my bars and saddle are about level.

It looks cooler and more aggressive in pictures, I think, to have a large drop between the saddle and bars.

[malkin]

When I need a bike that looks cool in pictures, I will take a picture of someone else's bike.

[Biciclista]

When I need a bike that looks cool in pictures, I will take a picture of someone else's bike.

good response, Malkin!
but I think my bike looks cool anyhew...


ps look at my husband's bike behind me!