Your seat is certainly to high. If i were you, I would cut the seat post
for at least one inch. I’ve had knee problems when I began because of a
bad seat height (too low). Seat height is very important for comfort…
Cheers !
Christian.
John Edens wrote:
> Hey everyone, > > I’ve fixed the plastic bumpers that kept falling off my Viscount, but I > have a new question about the seat height. > > I’ve got (I think) a 200mm extention post for the seat, and at its > lowest height, where the bottom of the post is at the bottom of the > frame tube. > > The thing is, when my foot is at the 6:00 position, my leg is straight. > Not almost straight, like most FAQ’s suggest, but fully extended. > > I have sore knees when I ride and also have trouble pedalling out of the > 6:00/12:00 position. > > Should I cut an inch or so off the extention post? > > Thanks, John
Where does your foot sit on the pedal. The balls of you feet should be on
the pedal. To set the seat height you want to place the center of your
foot on the pedal with your leg straight. When the ball of your foot is
on the pedal you will have a slight bend in your knee. I would recommend
checking where you place your foot on the pedal before you change the
seat height.
Julian Monney rides with his seat extremely high and touches the pedal at
the end of his shoe. He actually has to extend his foot at the bottom of
the stroke.
All the best,
John Hooten
John Edens wrote:
> Hey everyone, > > I’ve fixed the plastic bumpers that kept falling off my Viscount, but I > have a new question about the seat height. > > I’ve got (I think) a 200mm extention post for the seat, and at its > lowest height, where the bottom of the post is at the bottom of the > frame tube. > > The thing is, when my foot is at the 6:00 position, my leg is straight. > Not almost straight, like most FAQ’s suggest, but fully extended. > > I have sore knees when I ride and also have trouble pedalling out of the > 6:00/12:00 position. > > Should I cut an inch or so off the extention post? > > Thanks, John
Oooooooohhhh, that makes sense. I’ve been practicing after I get back from
work and I wear my Rockport “Passable as officeware” shoes. They have a
slight heel to them, and the pedal sets so that the back of the pedal is
up against the heel of the shoe.
Which means that the arch of my foot sits on the pedal…
Thanks a lot! John Edens (off to change my shoes)
“John Hooten” <jhooten@rcsis.com> wrote in message news:3BBCA8C5.B6E86311@rcsis.com… > Where does your foot sit on the pedal. The balls of you feet should be > on the pedal. To set the seat height you want to place the center of > your foot on the pedal with your leg straight. When the ball of your > foot is on the pedal you will have a slight bend in your knee. I would > recommend checking where you place your foot on the pedal before you > change the seat height. > > Julian Monney rides with his seat extremely high and touches the pedal > at the end of his shoe. He actually has to extend his foot at the bottom > of the stroke. > > All the best, > > John Hooten > > John Edens wrote: > > > Hey everyone, > > > > I’ve fixed the plastic bumpers that kept falling off my Viscount, but > > I have a new question about the seat height. > > > > I’ve got (I think) a 200mm extention post for the seat, and at its > > lowest height, where the bottom of the post is at the bottom of the > > frame tube. > > > > The thing is, when my foot is at the 6:00 position, my leg is > > straight. Not almost straight, like most FAQ’s suggest, but fully > > extended. > > > > I have sore knees when I ride and also have trouble pedalling out of > > the 6:00/12:00 position. > > > > Should I cut an inch or so off the extention post? > > > > Thanks, John
My understanding has always been that unicycle seat heights are set like bicycle seat heights. I thought that the rule of thumb was, with the leg straight the heel of the foot (in flat bottomed shoes) should rest on the pedal. In this position, the crank should align (be parallel) with the leg. When the ball of the foot is placed on the pedal as it should be for casual riding, the slight bend in the knee should be just right.
-Greg (it takes twice the man to ride half the bike)