Originally Posted by
Brian Ratliff
So you are saying the front and back of the circle are dictated by the frame? Are recumbent riders just screwed then? Where is the front and back of their pedal circle?
No, the frame dictates the reference for the positions on the circle. You've said that your position on your saddle changes depending on what you are doing, right? So what if your saddle was positioned 1.5" rearward? The position that you currently favour for very hard, TT style efforts would be in air. Forward? Same problem for your favoured climbing position.
Since your favoured positions are in fact available to you, and you are an effective cyclist, your saddle position must be pretty close.