Originally Posted by
Chitown_Mike
I have been tweaking the bike more this season but come to find out that the hoods are a little too low, I set them at the very end of last season and didn't get any real rides in, so the tape has to come off and I need to move them around. Hopefully that will fix some of the seat issues.
I will ask, I noticed the clamp I have has a very limited aft position with the nuts behind the seat post, but if I put them in front it allows for more movement to the rear, which as given me a more even and comfortable stroke the last few rides. I also have not lost any angle on the seat by doing so, should I be wary of positioning the seat too far aft even if it creates a more comfortable riding position?
I should also say I am definitely not racing this, it is my long distance rider/nice day commuter.
You have that backwards. If the clamp nuts are behind the post it allows the saddle to be moved back farther. The saddle rails are clamped just above the nuts.
Some very old frames with very laid back seat tubes require that the clamp be installed backwards in order to get the saddle far enough forward. Some even had a seatpost in the shape of a "7" where the saddle was clamped to the horizontal part to move it well ahead of the seat tube. I'm sure your bike wasn't built in the '30s, so the nuts go behind the post.