Saddle height info?

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Who knows the correct old saying- Front of knees hut, which way to adjust
saddle height up or down, to vice versa, back of knees hurt, adjust saddle
height up or down?

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<gvslj.474771$kj1.277881@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"trailgalore" <trailgalore@nospam.net> wrote:

> Who knows the correct old saying- Front of knees hut, which way to
> adjust saddle height up or down, to vice versa, back of knees hurt,
> adjust saddle height up or down?

Generally speaking, if your knees hurt in front the saddle is too low;
if they hurt in back the saddle is too high.

On Jan 22, 2:38 pm, "trailgalore" <trailgal...@nospam.net> wrote:
> Who knows the correct old saying- Front of knees hut, which way to adjust
> saddle height up or down, to vice versa, back of knees hurt, adjust saddle
> height up or down?

Hurts in front; up a horrible misspelling of the honoured
old Norse name "Knut".