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A do-it-yourself tool for measuring saddle setback

April 7th, 2006 by Tim Grahl

The Biking Hub:

When it comes to setting up a new bike, one of the most important steps is setting where the saddle is located on the rails (also known as the ’saddle setback’). If you have no idea about how to find your own saddle setback, one of my previous articles for The Biking Hub discussed some of the the theories related to saddle placement and provided a couple of ways for you to go about finding it.

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2 Responses to “A do-it-yourself tool for measuring saddle setback”

  1. 1 fixedgear 

    It’s good stuff but maybe a little too complicated. Plumb bob or flatwasher/hex nut on the end of a piece of string is good and cheap, but needs a helper. A 48″ drywall square is good, too.

  2. 2 Dave 

    would it not be easier to simply buy the real thing from http://www.fitstick.com/ ?

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