Originally Posted by jim p

My fit seems to be fairly close. I have read that if you want less weight on your hands that you need to move your seat back. So my question is what happens if the seat is too far to the rear. I don't mean so far to the rear that the front wheel wont stay on the ground. But how does the body feel?

I got a chance to play around with a stationary spin bike and I adjusted the seat as far back as it would go. With my leg fully extended and just gently pressing on the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I had basically no weight on my hands. So it does appear that a seat moved back does reduce the weight on the hands.

With my present fit after about 10 miles my triceps start getting a little tired and if I want to take all the weight off my hands I slide forward on the seat and then my weight shifts to my rear and my feet almost like I am standing. I can then take my hands off the bars and ride with no hands.

I have my seat moved as far to the front as possible at this time but I think that I will move it all the way to the rear again and see if I like the back position better.

If any of this makes any sense or if you have any comments I need to hear them.