The cycling in the triathlon

Bicycle technique
Frequency of pedaling
Position of the body in the bike
Technical pedaling piston
Technical round pedaling
Pedaling balancing
Frame of the bicycle
Saddle higher handlebars
Saddle height
Distance saddle handlebar
Setback saddle


Setback saddle



It is the distance between the tip of the saddle with an imaginary line perpendicular to the ground and it is appropriate shaft bracket. As you can see in the picture is always a few centimeters.

This is also called "progress of saddle," professional cyclists use a plumb line to correct measurement.

Setback saddle
Setback saddle
The retreat or advance seat affects largely to the levers muscle and how to do strength in the pedals, bicycle manufacturers themselves often have tables for each bike depending also on the extent of the entrepierna the buyer of the bicycle.

This field is highly debated by scholars of biomechanics, and that having hips more adelantas or more overdue change the levers that make our fémures. It also affects the deadlocks in which we are unable to make the necessary strength in the pedaling. But if you want to know more about this field search specialized books on the biomechanics of pedaling.

Standard measures mean manufacturers and cyclists can be:
Between leg-> from 74 to 77 setback to the saddle-> 5 + /-
Between leg-> from 78 to 81 setback to the saddle-> 6 + /-
Between leg-> from 82 to 85 setback to the saddle-> 7 + /-


We can say that for a normal adult male measures between 75cm and 90cm (bajitos to very high) is the decline between four and nine centimeters.

As a general rule can I make more force if I have a long setback, but no longer more deadlocks.

Already posts, bear in mind that the rules of both triathlon and cycling, have minimum and maximum some of these measures. Consultation with the commissioner or the referee if you have any questions before a competition.

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