Bike Fitting Guidelines - Rules of Thumb

Submitted by Training Editor on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 3:53pm.

Maximum knee angle

Knee Angle - Maximum

Ideally the knee should extend to between 145° and 150° at maximum extension. Often an attempt to open the knee angle by raising the saddle will just open up the ankle joint instead. If set too high, the hips will rock, causing lower back pain and saddle sores.

See Saddle Position and Crank Arm Length

 

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