Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
i find it hard to believe that a more vertical seatpost tends to put more weight on the hands. if so, a unicyclist should have the most weight on their hands, yet they have none!
The comparison doesn't stand up. Unicycles (by their very nature) have no handlebars, so you have to sit bolt upright to keep your centre of gravity over the cranks in order to ride the thing. Extend that 90deg geometry to a bicycle and it would shift your centre of gravity so far forward of the cranks you'd be placing a massive amount of upper body weight on your arms. Even the most extreme TT frames don't go that far.