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Ask your dealer to set the saddle for your optimal riding position and to show you how to make this adjustment.
If you choose to make your own saddle height adjustment:
• loosen the seat post clamp
• raise or lower the seat post in the seat tube
• make sure the saddle is straight fore and aft
• re-tighten the seat post clamp to the recommended torque (Appendix D or the manufacturer’s
instructions).
Once the saddle is at the correct height, make sure that the seat post does not project from the frame beyond
its “Minimum Insertion” or “Maximum Extension” mark (fig. 4).
NOTE: Some bicycles have a sight hole in the seat tube, the purpose of which is to make it easy to see whether the seat post is inserted in the
seat tube far enough to be safe. If your bicycle has such a sight hole, use it instead of the “Minimum Insertion” or “Maximum Extension” mark
to make sure the seat post is inserted in the seat tube far enough to be visible through the sight hole.
WARNING: If your seat post is not inserted in the seat tube as described in B.1 above, the seat post may break, which could
cause you to lose control and fall.
2. Front and back adjustment. The saddle can be adjusted forward or back to help you get the optimal position on the bike. Ask your dealer to
set the saddle for your optimal riding position and to show you how to make this adjustment. If you choose to make your own front and back
adjustment, make sure that the clamp mechanism is clamping on the straight part of the saddle rails and is not touching the curved part of
the rails, and that you are using the recommended torque on the clamping fastener(s) (Appendix D or the manufacturer’s instructions).
3. Saddle angle adjustment. Most people prefer a horizontal saddle; but some riders like the saddle nose angled up or down just a little.
Your dealer can adjust saddle angle or teach you how to do it. If you choose to make your own saddle angle adjustment and you have a
single bolt saddle clamp on your seat post, it is critical that you loosen the clamp bolt sufficiently to allow any serrations on the mechanism
to disengage before changing the saddle’s angle, and then that the serrations fully re-engage before you tighten the clamp bolt to the
recommended torque (Appendix D or the manufacturer’s instructions).
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