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Old 04-14-12, 07:29 PM
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My personal impression is that my legs, rather than my core cary most of the weight on the back end of my bike, and that the further back my saddle is the less weight I have on my hands because more is supported by my legs/saddle. My core muscles don't ever feel worked out, or ache like my legs (or arms, or neck and shoulders from stretching). If the muscles don't feel worked out, I doubt they actually are.

I don't think there is anything wrong with strength training, but I think we'd feel the burn in these muscles if we had to use them extensively on the bike. But hey, that's just my own rookie experience talkin'.
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