What is average, would you say, for saddle/bar height differences on XC bikes? I know it varies among riders, frames and uses but just trying to get an idea. Right now I feel like my saddle is too high in relationship to the bars but if I raise the bars too much, it makes handling funky.
Saddle position vs. bar height
- Thread starter JRogers
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My bars and seat are level with each other. Recommended is bars between 0 and 4" lower than your saddle. Taller people more drop.
My full squishy is level, my hardtail saddle is about an inch higher than the bars.
The saddle/bars on my full suspension are about even, the saddle on my hardtail is slightly higher than the bars.
2-4 inch drop for the handlebars on most XC race bikes. Whatever is most comfortable and handles well...
My saddle is 6" higher on my fs race bike, but with 1" of sag it's more like 5". I am tall and have very long legs, and my stem is upside down for negative rise. It climbs like nothin else..
On my XC and road bikes, the saddle is about 2-3" higher than the bars. I like a more "racey" riding position - even on my DH and DJ/DS bikes the bars and saddles are about level.
I've been getting progressively shorter stems for my XC bikes since I started DH riding. I just put a 100mm - 5 rise stem on my Indy Fab on Sunday, replacing the previous 120mm - 0 rise. It hasn't seemed to have affected my climbing much and I like the handling better.
I've been getting progressively shorter stems for my XC bikes since I started DH riding. I just put a 100mm - 5 rise stem on my Indy Fab on Sunday, replacing the previous 120mm - 0 rise. It hasn't seemed to have affected my climbing much and I like the handling better.