Bicycle Handlebar Height Adjustment

For non racers of many disciplines the top of the bars may be even with the saddle or even higher.

Bicycle handlebar height adjustment. The adjustment process varies depending on whether you have a threaded or threadless headset. Proper adjustment of bicycle handlebars ensures optimum comfort for the rider and enables road and mountain bikers to achieve maximum performance. Setting the proper height for your handlebars and adjusting other bicycle components such as the seat and cranks can help alleviate back wrist and arm pain while riding according to boulder community hospital s center for sports medicine. The road bike racer typically has the top of the handlebars below the seat height.

As the seat position is changed the angle of the hip rotation also changes. Assuming correct bike size saddle height and setback place the bars so that when the hands are on the drops the trunk is at. Slide the seat on the seatpost or rails to adjust it fore and aft. Presented by rob at velo academy.

Headset spacers sit on the fork s steerer tube and help pre load the headset bearings during adjustment. When i do bike fits after the cleats it all starts with saddle height. We ve listed the steps you need to go through in order to set your handlebar height. Loosen the top cap and screws to adjust your handlebar height.

The first and easiest way to adjust handlebar height is by moving headset spacers. Adjusting the height of your road bike handlebars or mountain bike handlebars is something you can easily do yourself. Resident cycling weekly mechanic al vines shows you how to change your handlebar height. Then fore and aft.

This adjustment changes how far you have to reach to grasp your handlebars and it shifts your weight distribution on the bicycle both of which affect how your bike handles. Everything else handlebar height and reach comes after he says. Growing children also need to have their bikes adjusted each year. Learn how to correctly adjust your bike s seat and handlebars.

Then fore and aft.