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Old 02-26-14, 03:48 PM
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sbs z31, I think the take away from this is that you probably should not jump in with the most radically forward position possible/legal. There is a point of diminishing returns with forward saddle position after which you start losing the ability to apply full power. MY ADVICE would be to start from a neutral fore-aft position with a STANDARD saddle, and then tweak from there. 5 cm back from the BB center would be a good place to start, and happens to be the legal limit for a road TT or track enduro position. This will be especially important for a road set up as you will encounter hills, and the extreme forward stuff is really designed for the flat, works worse on an incline.

Moving your saddle back will have dual benefits of giving you a more powerful bio-mechanical position and stretching out your cockpit thus lowering your head and shoulders. Good things, right?
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