Cannondale Bicycles User Manual

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sit on the saddle;

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place one heel on a pedal;

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rotate the crank until the pedal with your heel on it is in the
down position and the crank arm is parallel to the seat tube.

If your leg is not completely straight and just touching the center of the
pedal, your saddle height needs to be adjusted. If your hips must rock
for the heel to reach the pedal, the saddle is too high. If your leg is bent
at the knee with your heel on the pedal, the saddle is too low.

To adjust the saddle height, loosen the seat binder bolt (fig. 7A &B; see
also Section 6. B on Seat Post Quick Releases) and move the seat post
up or down as required. Then, make sure that the saddle is parallel to
the top tube of the bike, and retighten the seat binder bolt tight enough
so that you cannot twist the saddle out of alignment. Check the adjust-
ment as described above. Under no circumstances should the seat post
project from the frame beyond its "Minimum Insertion" or "Maximum
Extension" mark (fig. 8).

WARNING:
If your seat post projects from the frame beyond the Minimum
Insertion or Maximum Extension mark (see fig. 8) the seat post
may break, which could cause you to lose control and fall.

fig. 7A
Standard Binder

open

fig. 7B
QR Binder

open

fig. 8

m i n in

min insert

mark

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