Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
You can't use saddle position to set reach because it changes how your weight balances and can put too much on your hands. Stand on your toes with your butt and heels against the wall. Lean over and fall over. Do the same in the middle of the room and you can even touch your toes because your butt moved aft to counter balance your torso. The same thing happens on a bike.
In this case, the seat had been moved backward on the rails as far as it would go by the original owner. I only moved it forward one-third of its capacity - about an inch. By doing so, I was able to mirror the setup my wife received from a $200 fitting at a respected LBS.
It worked. I don't doubt the truth of your statement above. Nor do I doubt the positive results gained from a combination of changes to stem length AND seat position. Thanks.