Do you have a new saddle to attach to your bike or you want to know that you can replace your saddle?
Yes you can do it! Be confident to change your bike saddle.- learn how to attach a bike saddle.
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Where does it attach
The best advice we can give you is take the time to look at your current saddle and understand where and how it attaches to your bike. Your saddle attaches to your bike at the very top of the seat post where the rails under the seat are clamped onto the seat post.
What tools will I need
What tools will YOU need? How your sent attaches to your bike will influence whether you need an allen key or a spanner. Take a look at the place where your saddle fits onto your bike. You will either have a screw that will need an allen key or a bolt that will need a spanner.
What bike saddle should I choose
What bike saddle should I choose? This is a personel journey for each person who rides a bike. It is important that the saddle you ride with matches you and the riding you do. At goRide we support you to find your bike saddle match by understanding you as a rider…identifying your rider profile
Attach your new saddle..
- Undo your old saddle using either the allen key or the spanner. There are all sorts of different seat clamp designs. But all YOU are looking for is screws or bolts (see photos below). Lefty loosey – turn the screw/bolt to the left. The screws or bolt will need to be really loose to allow the saddle railings to slide out of the clamp.
- Put the new saddle railings between the clamps and begin to tighten the screws or bolt back up. Righty tighty – turn the screw/bolt to the right. Before you tighten the clamp completely onto the rails read the points below. Expect to have to do a bit of fiddling here to get the saddle in YOUR “sweet spot”.
Bike Saddle Position
- reach – the railings can slide in the clamp effecting how far away the seat is from the handlebars. If you look at your seat rails they will have markings. Try not to clamp the rails outside of these markings.
- tilt – the tilt is important if you have been experiencing genital numbness/pain. A lot of women prefer to ride with a 2 to 3 degree front tilt (nose of saddle pointing slightly down)
- it’s important to get your reach & tilt right so that you have comfort on the bike…we call this your ‘A’ riding position. See Chi Riding – Tip 1
Please read Bike Seat Sweet Spot to understand more about the positioning of your saddle or go straight to 3 Simple Bike Seat Adjustments – Height, Tilt & Reach
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