Originally Posted by
JonnyHK
The level seat thing...
Wasn't that originally a way of banning seats that had back rests (vertical parts) that enabled the rider to push back against them and increase power? A heavily angled seat giving a similar effect?
edit - this is what I was thinking of...
I believe you are correct. It was a way to forbid high backed saddles for either power or aero reasons.
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