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Originally Posted by stazzy33
I just got into road biking over the summer and love it. Haven't done any rides beyond 30 km but combining that with mountain biking I have seen a huge improvement in my cardio and endurance.
I've started training indoors for the winter and have found that really rewarding already, however I am running into an issue with the important bits that I have never experienced during an outdoor ride. Basically if I am on the trainer for 30+ minutes the frank, of frank and beans fame, starts to go numb. All the reading I have done points to the saddle, so I have tried a few different ones with and without cut-outs, with limited success. I am now starting to wonder if it is more of a position on the bike than the saddle itself. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions to get this issue sorted. I know it's not a good thing.
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It could be saddle height but it can also be bar height. Over the years I've developed the belief your bar height should be level with your seat. This is the absolute best place to start for comfortable ride. The only excuse to have bars lower is on a race bike in a race . If your bike is a proper size this will not be an issue to acheive. To be of any actual help if you post a photo of your bike then it would be easier to give advice. If you also provide your cycling inseam (different than your pants inseam) it would be easier to identify proper seat height and proper seat. Also need to see how your cockpit is set up, maybe your reaching to muchaybe you are not reaching far enough..
Asking about seats you'll get many different answers. Need to see your set up, your sit bone width, are you using a shimmy, body type because you may have a wide sit bone but have thinner legs or vice versa so that effects nose saddle width.