How To Properly Set Saddle Position - Common Mistakes & Different Seat Posts.

[@ststst981]

This is exactly what I needed! I had the 3rd system and couldn't find anyone else talking about adjusting it

[@vwxyzx]

The actual how-to tilt your seat, I spend like one week looking for this ! Thank you !

[@FukiFugi]

The only video that actually tells HOW TO fit your tilt seat, and not just theory.

[@zhaos69]

Ikrrr

[@yurentroy8708]

i actually spent 1hr on those wasted videos. this is the only one I've been looking for

[@kellytaylorcarton4857]

YES!!! So helpful

[@nnnika123]

So true! I watched 10 other videos first telling me over and over again why I should change the angle. But I couldn't do it until I found this video explaining about where to apply the allen key in "system number 4" when the big groved screw can't be turned with fingers only.

[@JeanAvant]

ongggg

[@ytubela]

Thanks...#4 is what I have on my 2021 Defy Advanced 2. They left it tilted slight backwards, which caused extreme discomfort. Thanks to your instructions at the end, I figured out that after I loosened the one and only allen nut in the back, that I would now be able to adjust the dial in the front with my fingers. Didn't have to waste time going back to the bike shop and I even set it slightly tilting forward...not as much as your saddle, but enough to make it more comfortable.

[@jeffreybrewer8649]

Great video. Much more useful than some of the other videos on the topic

[@ramirezlopezcesar5704]

This video was surprisingly, yet amazingly, helpful. Thanks a lot.

[@wheelsonfire1982]

I only like videos usually to "mark them" so that I can see them later. This video I liked because I found so helpful. Thank you very much.

[@adrian5360]

Really good, mine is the last one, i had doubts about how do it, now i got it!

[@rickskanron776]

Outstanding how-to video! Saved me tons of time.

[@naedynot1]

Thank you. I now realise why it's so time consuming to make minor changes to my saddle angle. Will be upgrading to the first type shown in this video.

[@alimon7421]

Thanks! Great way breaking down different saddles 👌

[@mitchellputukara1711]

Thank you for this video, my wife's bike is an old school bike with the saddle from the 3:16 video. I thought that i needed to buy for her a new sit post, as it is an old school version. Now i know.

[@briancaine9130]

very useful. i think my system mirrors one of the ones you showed. Thank you.

[@iffy_too4289]

4:53 Thumb screw. Or something like that. Excellent vid, no one else has explained this stuff that i have seen (that i get to see with MTB interests on YT). Also as someone that appreciates good tools (Not branded expensive ones) thats a lovely allen/hex key.

[@ralphvienchia346]

I'm a newbie at bike and this helped me a lot😁

[@Zilakin]

Thank you very much for your video ! I didn't know how to set my saddle position and it felt like nasa tech to me

[@theomahalepa4187]

Best bicycle video this far….by far ….i mean this how you do it ..damnit

[@thunderingherdtv1403]

You are a lifesaver. I thought my seat wasnt adjustable lmao

[@lawrencebrown7175]

*I'm an amateur rider, and **Latest.Bike** performed as expected. It was easy to assemble and adjust, and I like the grip-shift. Overall, I'm very satisfied with my purchase.*

[@triciamcintyre4947]

Nice video,got a new hard tail mountain bike and the seat is pointing down the way to much and I can't go no hands,now I fixed it and it's spot on, cheers.👍💯🚴

[@padlnjones]

thanks, I have the 2 bolt, as in first example. great tip to re-tighten each side back and forth. I would always lose my tilt from cranking one side tight....

[@endreoma8510]

thank you so so much, dident find other videos with my type of system.

[@dskillzhtown]

This is an extremely helpful video. Thanks.

[@lexlied]

THANK YOU!! REALLY HELPED ME

[@BikeLife154]

Don’t think you could’ve picked a worse looking saddle to illustrate this! First one!

[@BurtTMacklin-fbi]

What's the name of the 4th type? Also, any seat posts that you can recommend (that is cheap) that will help with compliance?

[@kurienjohn5]

Thanks alot. This video was very helpful for me

[@OneTwoFive0]

I have my saddle set as far pointing forwards as possible, makes it easier for wheelies!

[@truantray]

Saddles used to have to be flat for UCI racing, but in 2016 they allowed up to a 10 degree tilt.

[@marcuslewitzki4610]

On my mountain bike, the clamp is locked with just one bolt likt no 3 & 4 but the bottom part of that clamp that holds on to the rails of the saddle is not adjustable. It is completely fixed to the pole, in one position. So I assume my saddle cannot be tilted? Or am I missing something?

[@abelbalbo3620]

Very useful video

[@AnythingWithSieghart]

Great help! Great vid! I'm just waiting for my new saddle that weighs 185 grams for 12 dollars, ordered online from overseas. Excited to get it for my road bike, hope it fits me well.

[@littlegoobie]

the one that's gonna last 12 days before it falls apart?

[@AnythingWithSieghart]

@@littlegoobie what do you mean bro?

[@dtddtd1]

Good video, but I wish the background music was not so loud and distracting.

[@JohnDow982]

Yes thanks for your help with very useful illustrations!!!

[@arpu8866]

The angle of my seat doesn't want to be same. Every time when I try to wheelie, it turns to back. And then the seat is too loose. Please, help. Now my seatpost grip is broken. But I bought new one.

[@alishmaly1]

Saved my ass, literally

[@EthanAdey]

Mine moves all the time, I don’t know how to fix it, I guess the nuts came loose

[@HeThTiHi]

Great video mate

[@jeffreyhdixon]

This is addressing the symptoms NOT the cause. Dr. Steven Schrader with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): “When you sit on a bike the pressure on the perineum increases sevenfold. Riders using a classic saddle place 1/4 of their body weight on the perineum. The amount of oxygen reaching the *** typically falls 70% to 80% in 3 minutes. A guy can have his oxygen levels drop 100% but he doesn’t know it. After half an hour he goes numb. Saddles with splits or holes may make matters worse because they have smaller surface areas, and hence the rider’s weight presses harder on less saddle. The arteries in the perineum run laterally and therefore they come under more pressure when they come into contact with the cutouts’ edges. It is no longer a question of whether or not traditional bike saddles causes ED, but what are you going to do about it?” @t @t

[@clive0494]

Did you try with no hole? Newbie here

[@jeffreyhdixon]

@@clive0494 The first paragraph is addressing traditional nosed seats that have NO hole. Hole or no hole one is still being damaged. So what is the point?

[@wheelsonfire1982]

What about wider bike seats? If you move back you can sit on your glutes just like a regular seat (ofc the hunched over position is still not great

[@jeffreyhdixon]

@@wheelsonfire1982 The issue is what goes up the center and whether or not you are placing pressure on sensitive urological and neurological vessels. Your wide seat makes no difference at all if you are still placing pressure on those vessels including your prostate and tailbone which you undoubtedly are.

[@jeffreyhdixon]

@@clive0494 I do not understand this question. Please elaborate.

[@edvinasm7902]

I've got bikes with #1, #3 and #4 systems. I love #1 (very easy to precisely adjust seat tilt) and hate #3 (precise adjustment is very difficult). #4 is somewhere in between.

[@KhorieMiller]

Great video! Thanks.

[@I-Love-Taylor-Swift]

Thank you - great review.

[@kostasl6882]

Thanks a lot - very helpful

[@anilpatelyt]

I have no 4 in my caad 10. Bolt is not moving either side. I want to tilt it down. Any idea?

[@technicalcyclist]

My saddle is type 3 but there are no grooves as you have shown. It's very difficult to adjust the nose level as it can be moved front n back only. Any tips on that?

[@alarconkaryllel.4348]

Great video!

[@walterkasper467]

Another informative video Thanks for the great videos!!!

[@test40323]

excellent tips. thank you!

[@jbandlt]

Great video. Thanks 👍

[@rickaristotlejorge2618]

In two bolt seatposts, do I always loosen the rear bolt in the seatpost because when I loosened the bolt in front I saw some metal shavings, luckily I did not strip the threads of my seatpost.

[@Chromedome-ss6mg]

The bad thing about the fox post is that it is parallel perfectly level and it needs to tilt down on the front with the mounts because I cannot put my seat down any farther on the front of it. I hope they revise their next model of it because most bikes do not have a perpendicular seat tube

[@gustavofring-thechickenman]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@nustradamus8224]

why did my saddle come down when it was tightened?

[@JorgeAlvarez-ex3vs]

I've got system Nº3 and the bolt just broke off last week. I've repaced the bolt and nut, but if it happens again, I'm getting a dropper post with Nº1 dual bolt clamp.

[@markarcher8500]

Great video

[@samuellott8450]

Awesome thanks for the detail

[@pauljakubiak9495]

I have a specialized tricross, doesn't seem to fit any of these systems

[@jacksonsteele1044]

What is the name of the first seat post?

[@rimenwolf5134]

Thank you pro

[@clive0494]

Thank you, I thought I can't adjust my saddle.

[@turtle4864]

Can I slant my seat pose I have a TRKLRD ? I have the TRKLRD SEAT POST - CARBON WATER DROP AERO

[@mytube3687]

My seat looks like the second one , when I ride and pedal my bicycle only few pedal then I feel I am front of the seat so I have to stop pedalling then mover back to the seat then start again . I feel like I slip from the seat. How to adjust the seat?

[@zeo3947]

he literally says it in the video

[@joshuahuang07]

do all saddles work with all seatposts? Looks like all of them have the 2 rails

[@jerryhorn3621]

NO!! I could not get 50 year old Brooks B-72 to fit my new TREK FX3 seat post, so I ordered a Brooks B-17. The "72" is no longer made, or at least I could not find it being offered. Could have searched for a seat post, But could not sell my Trek 560 with out it ( it was bought in 84) Looked new I even keep all the original books and papers for it. Don't believe me call Downtube , Albany NY

[@yvonnevanderwerf8392]

Thank you for this!

[@spencer.kissack.the.author]

Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@racho7330]

Brilliant

[@kairulazwan112]

u buy myself a new saddle but the bottom screw (type 2) stucked. i tried wd40 doest work. how to loosen this stubborn bolt? pls help

[@oogabooga420]

Did you get it loose? Mine just needed an extra push of exert

[@kairulazwan112]

@@oogabooga420 I went to a nearby motorcycle mechanic. They took the bolts offf effortlessly.. They have the right tools for the job.

[@oogabooga420]

@@kairulazwan112 Mm nice to hear that it got loose. Am slowly saving up for tools so i dont have to rely on mechanics. Sometimes they charge too much if they know you are not that knowledgeable.

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

Try turning the screw the opposite way lol

[@AdamB-mj6cm]

Great vid but Can you upload this without the music?

[@kiritokitzugaya9593]

my seatpost is number 3 example i weight 55 kg and when i do trail bike my saddle lose posistion when it recevied force. i used MTB. can some one help me? 😢

[@MadCuzUBroke]

I have the exact same problem and I weight 55kg also!

[@boumonpleyz7695]

Where do you buy something like that

[@cheapty8712]

In a shop

[@eduardojose8172]

What is the first type of seat called?

[@k-popfriends5778]

Pls help my seat is always title backwards when I sit pls help

[@WiseEyes313]

Good video but please not that music next time 😭 plus way too loud. Feel like I’ve got a headache

[@elishaCabiyaan]

My bike seat it won't stop wibblyng

[@countchocula5379]

“Wibblying” is my newest favorite word. Thank you 🙂

[@manuelabella8748]

i have 2 bolt seatpost on my dropper and i noticed that the top plate slides forward after every ride

[@barefootbob1269]

Is it a fox transfer?

[@manuelabella8748]

@@barefootbob1269 bike yoke divine

[@brian_kirk]

Is there a name for #3?

[@step3008]

upanbike seat post its on amazon

[@Rotellian]

That first system is absolutely useless. Got one on my new bike. Will be replacing it with a proper adjustable post to save my junk from being permanently damaged.

[@nuggrozh]

Nice sir

[@franco912]

I'm here because my bike seat hurts my balls.

[@perezdoitbest7540]

Same man. No joke. I have big balls. I just started riding my bike more to change the workouts I do for cardio. I am already fit, so I could ride for as long as I want. But the pain keeps me from being able to do so.

[@Debonaire13]

it makes my balls numb. lol

[@Hwoman1123]

U can stop the music or soften it while speaking

[@jerzykryszczynski4892]

Pozdrawiamy serdecznie z CHICAGO 🇵🇱🚲🇵🇱🌍🇵🇱🏝🇵🇱

[@214_Angelo]

my bolt is too tight i need help😕

[@reshadahmad3410]

214_. luis same😢

[@214_Angelo]

@@reshadahmad3410 what bike u have ?

[@carlosrestrepo8525]

Place the bike upside down Apply WD-40 spray and leave for 15 minutes. Then try again. If not apply one or more times and wait. Put a rag around the bolt to avoid spills. Coke can also work.

[@214_Angelo]

@@carlosrestrepo8525 thx but i actually just bought a new seat and post

[@Hctrbl]

@@214_Angelo bruh

[@normanlorrain]

Music a bit loud but great video!

[@justinmolyneux6040]

Woud it hold me?, i weigh 140kg?

[@Casper-ju9cw]

Would be little to difficult to find bikes for that weight category

[@ThienNguyen-ef2kg]

​@@Casper-ju9cwhe could get a touring bike that is designed to load that amount of weight, and it should come with a good seat post.

[@villuarak]

FYI.. The seatpost faces the wrong direction in system #2 (Suntour NCX suspension seatpost). The higher neoprene-covered bit should be *behind* the saddle.

[@barefootbob1269]

You sir are incorrect. The post is in the proper orientation as the clamp bolt should be to the rear as depicted.

[@Alexgrodas]

10/10

[@robertlawrence5038]

Can do without the music. Voice hard to understand as it is. Adding fast loud music makes it worse. Jus sayin...

[@tampenismall2195]

Yes pls....

[@dominikbosnjak936]

3:30

[@arrajewel]

That seat looks like poo

[@BENEDETTA-q9t]

bruh

[@troyrandomyt9367]

Levi have you been slacking on cleaning the saddles?

[@habanerat]

Maybe it hath been pood upon?

[@iffy_too4289]

Thrash metal and saddles. Thats a crossover I never expected.

[@darkoFNFN]

Doesn’t really sound like thrash metal. Just sounds like a guitar solo with a drumming track.

[@iffy_too4289]

@@darkoFNFN Some people just dont get hyperbole

[@darkoFNFN]

@@iffy_too4289 Well that wasn't hyperbole. Even if it was, you didn't use it properly. You just don't know what thrash metal is and you're getting upset over getting corrected.

[@iffy_too4289]

@@darkoFNFN yeh, ok Just Adenoids

[@darkoFNFN]

@@iffy_too4289 tf do adenoids have to do with this?

[@noahhomsky]

I want to burn in hell the engineer who invented single-bolt side-load seat clamp. The worst design ever.

[@carlosrestrepo8525]

Don't burn them yet. One bolt seats can also be tilted up and down and slide back and forth. Watch the video again.

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

@@carlosrestrepo8525 yeah, I have a single bolt and it was easy to adjust using the video's help.

[@erinlane234]

This technique for saddle tilt is not compatible for trek Domani 2 I redone this entire step multiple times probably over 1000 times and it does a complete opposite thing of what I wanted to do you video recall beyond irritated? I probably spent about three hours trying to watch this video over and over and over again this video did not help me at all. It actually did the opposite and got me very frustrated. This video does not make any freaking sense. It’s a waste of time. Don’t watch this video.

[@caseylewis846]

Doesnt matter. If your doing it right you dont sit down. Sitting is for old ladies

[@jeffreyhdixon]

The most common mistake is riding ANY of these seats period! Traditional and/or modified traditional single platform nosed or “horned” bicycle seats cause prostate health issues such as elevated PSAs and prostatitis. They create strictures in the urethra, damage the internal pudendal artery, and cause pilonidal cysts on the tailbone. These seats also cause a long list of female specific tortures. Dr. Steven Schrader with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): “When you sit on a bike the pressure on the perineum increases sevenfold. Riders using a classic saddle place 1/4 of their body weight on the perineum. The amount of oxygen reaching the ***** typically falls 70% to 80% in 3 minutes. A guy can have his oxygen levels drop 100% but he doesn’t know it. After half an hour he goes numb. Saddles with splits or holes may make matters worse because they have smaller surface areas, and hence the rider’s weight presses harder on less saddle. The arteries in the perineum run laterally and therefore they come under more pressure when they come into contact with the cutouts’ edges. It is no longer a question of whether or not traditional bike saddles causes ED, but what are you going to do about it?” This is what you do about it: spongywonder.com/

[@user-fk9vm6no5i]

thats the ugliest seat i ever saw at that point i might aswell take the bus

[@jeffreyhdixon]

If that's your attitude - that how something looks is more important than how it performs ... you deserve to take the bus!

[@juliansiefert2330]

Lol is this an ad? How much did they pay you?

[@jabobwong]

The spongy looks like a great seat for anyone who rides flat pathways. The horn of the seat plays an important role in body position when climbing and this thing looks limiting. It also looks like the seatpost is going to go straight inside of you if you crash

[@jeffreyhdixon]

@@jabobwong I am always amused at those who have never ridden our product somehow know how it performs. If you look at our site we have everything except very technical downhillers. This guy knows nothing about how the seat works. He also does not understand that his last statement is an impossibility. Furthermore, the fact that there is no horn means you can really torque when going uphill because you can push really hard without "grinding yourself in to oblivion." We have 38,000 seats out there and NO reports of anything even remotely close to what he is saying. Complete ignorance is being shown by this guy.