Originally Posted by
wphamilton
It's a not unusual rule of thumb, usually with the reasoning that your natural balance crouched above the seat is the best position for keeping weight off of your hands. It may work for other reasons, but I can't agree with the weight reasoning. The saddle, bearing part of your weight, changes the balance so - to my mind - taking it out of the picture to find the right balance is illogical.
Hi,
It is not illogical. Tanking along a good racer has very little weight on the seat or the bars.
Their weight is mainly supported by the pedals they are balanced over and pushing hard
through. Of course if you don't pedal hard there is weight on your hands and butt.
Can you come up with a more logical analysis ? It seems to be right for my road bike.
rgds, sreten.