Originally Posted by
Commodus
Setback is set in stone, or it should be. No matter what purpose you are putting the bike to. Finding this position on my racing bike, after much trial and error and finally getting a pro fit was a complete revelation in both power output and comfort.
Yes and no. Setback should be locked in on bikes of the same type. No question.
A proper TT bike-- *not* riding aerobars on a road bike-- would probably be forward of your road bike's setback. That is basically was Brian said in the first part of the post you're quoting. And then he says the mood thing at the end, which I disagree with, as you have.