Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Turbo boost, Kitt.... Message-ID: <8421@watarts.UUCP> Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 09:37:18 EST Article-I.D.: watarts.8421 Posted: Fri Apr 19 09:37:18 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Apr-85 07:31:32 EST References: <1670@topaz.ARPA> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 17 Summary: In article <1670@topaz.ARPA> awalker@topaz.ARPA (*Hobbit*) writes: >I did something deep and meaningful yesterday. > >I raised my seat post about an inch. > Word of suggestion, what at first blush is lovely (change for changes sake) may lead to future problems. Ergonomic testing of optimum height suggests that the optimum placing for seat height is 109% of inseam. What you do is align the crank so it is in line with the seat tube (about 11:00/5:00) and measure top of pedal to top of seat. As a followup, one study looked at the top racers and checked what the ratio was without knowing this tidbit, and they were within +- 2% of 109% of inseam. -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)