Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Bike Seat Adjustment

The seat was pushed back on the seat post to make clearance for the Topeak saddle bag.  It uses a plastic mounting system with a quick release to allow the bag to be removed easily.
Unfortunately, the bag mounting hardware does not allow the seat to be moved forward on the seat post.

For a better fit for me on this bike, the seat needs to move forward.

Close-up of the seat on the seat post and the seat bag mounting bracket.


I removed the seat bag mounting bracket and moved the seat forward pretty much as far as it can go on the seat post.  It's about 15 mm.

At the same time, I adjusted the seat angle so that the nose is slightly down, versus how it was before.
This should put a little less pressure on some sensitive parts.


I swapped the seat bag with a more traditional design with straps, instead of the quick-release plastic bracket.


It's smaller than the Topeak bag, but just big enough to hold the essentials (basic tools, spare inner tube, CO2-inflator, patch kit, rubber gloves, band-aids/antibacterial cream & a paper towel).

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