Originally Posted by
ftwelder
I noticed the B-17 has a flatter cantle plate than a lot of saddles when viewed from the back. It seems like people prefer to sit just forward of the cantle plate where on a typical road saddle one would sit on the cantle plate.
To me the desire to sit on the cantle is just a symptom of the saddle/bike/seatpost system not meeting the requirements of enabling the rider to balance himself based on proper rear end placement, such as described in Peter White's essay on fitting the bike to the rider.