Seating position

[schrodingers cat]

When I bought my old rocket I didn't like the seat shape. It tended to slide me forward into the tank where my balls did an admirable job of stopping me going any further.

I gave it a bit of a tong up with a flap disc on the grinder and then race taped it while I experimented.
In the weekend I had another go at things with more tape and a camping ground pad (foam) and finally I'm pretty happy with things.
Getting it covered is now on my to - do list.

Anyhoo, I have a question. Are there any 'rules of thumb' when optimising seating position/bars position/footpeg position?

When I was a younger leaner man and did a fair bit of cycling there were quite a few tricks to getting everything where it should be. Obviously on a treddley the aim is to optimise biomechanics.

Its a sports bike so I don't give a rats arse about comfort over a 1000km trip or ability to spot speed cameras or any of that crap.
We're all different shape and sizes so what are the considerations around getting a 'proper' seating position?

[Tigadee]

I think you got it about right.

1st priority to prevent blue/black balls.

2nd is bum comfort or southern comfort, as I call it.

3rd is - in my long-legged case - raising the seat height enough to prevent cramps in my calves, lest I give the impression of practicing a new KB greeting.

On the Zeal, I felt as if I was perpetually falling forward, or going downhill squating. Some foam at the front of the seat stopped that.

[kinger]

3rd is - in my long-legged case - raising the seat height enough to prevent cramps in my calves, lest I give the impression of practicing a new KB greeting.

That's a French thing, usually displayed to bikes you've passed.

[schrodingers cat]

I asked the same question over in the racing section of the forum and found the discussion really valuable shoud anyone be interested.