Re: [CR] Sloan's 1.09 measurement

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:16:53 -0600
From: "mitch harris" <mitch.harris531@gmail.com>
To: ternst <ternst1@cox.net>
Cc: Hon Lee <lejosun@sbcglobal.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Sloan's 1.09 measurement


On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 8:57 PM, ternst<ternst1@cox.net> wrote:
> All:
> Colin  & De Rosa, as well as Arnie Baker have it the closest to fitting
> probably 95% of riders, which is the way I have been setting saddle height
> for decades.
> That gets one within about 5 % or so of dialed in.
> The others are the exceptions that take a little trickier fitting and
> diagnosis.
>>
>> From my experience all those other formulas are way off for being
>> definitive
>
> because of too many individual factors.
>

Foot size is just one of the several individual things not taken into account by the formulae.

The Kolin heel-on-pedal method is close to what I ride now, having lowered my saddle to a 60s vintage height after riding formula height for decades (also with no problems).

The best method is probably to have a knowledgable experienced rider watch you pedal ;-)

Mitch Harris
Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA