Franklin wrote:With a too low saddle I was talking a bout a cm or so. Most people simply don't notice. In fact lab tests show no reliable loss of efficiency. If we are talking more than that even an oaf like me will start to notice.
On your MTB, I'll be very carefull as I'm not a physician nor was I withness of what happened... but if the saddle was just 1 cm too low (which ofc I don't know!) considerng the dynamics of cycling I seriously doubt that would cause such problems in isolation.
On Cleats: cleat placement is indeed much more tricky as that causes direct strain/friction. Yet that said: There's no scientific method to adjust cleat angles, so everyone in the world just uses a position that feels best. This is why a 5% leeway each way is so nice to have^^.
Yes, you are right. On that MTB it might have been more than 1cm, maybe 2. But now, on my road bike, I sometimes feel milimeter changes. It might be just in my brain, but sometimes like other leg muscles work when saddle is even few milimeters higher. Also, changing the raise of saddle changes the reach.
Seatpost had once slipped down on my winter bike during the ride (first time I noticed it and then fixed it). I felt in legs that something changed (muscles got tired strangely). It might have been 0.5cm, or more.