Saddle Position; Stem And Handlebars - Lapierre Route Manual De Utilización

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If the saddle is too high, your hips will rock from side to side in order to pedal, which can cause back pain.
If the saddle is too low, pressure is unevenly distributed along your leg and directly at your knee causing
unnecessary pain.
In order to find the correct saddle height, use the following steps. with the cranks parallel to the seat tube, take
off your shoe and place your heel on the lower pedal. Your leg should be straight, without having to stretch it.
this will give the ideal height for riding with shoes and pedalling with the ball of your foot at the pedal axel.
when you raise the seat post, do not raise it higher than the "INSERt MINI" or "StOP" indications that are in
general engraved at the bottom of the seat post. If this indication is visible while you ride, you can deform the
tubes of your frame or even break it, possibly resulting in serious injury. this will also cancel the terms of the
warranty.
the saddle height can be adjusted with:
- A seat post binder bolt
- An Allen bolt (always work with the bolt on the right hand side)
- quick release system (in this case, position the lever at a 90˚ angle to the top tube to tighten or
loosen the opposed nut, then close the lever to block the system)

1.2 SADDLE POSITION

You may suffer some initial discomfort before your body becomes accustomed to sitting on the saddle. However,
the position of the saddle may also cause some irritation.
to avoid this kind of problem, in general a level saddle position is best. Of course, the saddle can be slightly tilted
depending on the body shape of the rider. You can also adjust the fore and aft position of saddle for comfortable
pedalling and the correct back position.
when you do find the correct position, the saddle must be securely tightened so that it can no longer move
while riding.

1.3 STEM AND hANDLEBARS

to adjust the height of the stem:
1 – first loosen the stem expander bolt two or three turns, then tap the top of the stem expander bolt to loosen
the stem quill.
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