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Old 08-15-13 | 06:32 AM
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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 agree with the idea that your center of gravity when riding should be centered over the BB, though not all people do. For me that works well. But I don't see how your suggested technique achieves that.
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