Originally Posted by
sreten
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.
I think if you have very little or no weight on your saddle, it doesn't matter much where it is.
I don't know about you, but I seldom ride with my rear hovering over the seat other than for short distances. When I do sprint my position changes. When I'm not sprinting but at a brisk pace I may stay on top of the gear which pushes me backwards and changes the pressure at both hands and butt. Yet most of the time I have some weight on the saddle - and I don't dawdle around.
Any weight on the saddle changes the balance picture. The pedal stroke changes the picture. I think that crouching still over the saddle does not reflect the riding dynamics.