Thanks for the replies. I'm certainly not a racer but I do enjoy riding hard. I also like carbon bikes. I've got a steel ride that I enjoy when its called for. My neck has sort of autofused and does not have much mobility, my back is following the same path. But I have gotten stronger over the years and work on my core a bit. I just can't look up as easily as most. Its not painful but I just can't do it. I'm in decent shape otherwise. Sorry, but just can't do the recumbent thing (not that there's anything wrong with it.)

So, after reading some fit articles, it occurred to me that maybe I could move myself a bit forward to bring the bars closer. Probably makes no sense, but thought I'd ask. The thought being that I could slide my seat forward and , by extending the crank arms, keep my foot over pedal position roughly the same. Whats the deal with crank arm length? I've never altered a bikes cranks so I'm curious. I'm thinking a longer crank would position the pedals lower on the bottom stroke, a bit more forward at horizontal, and higher at the top. Whats the ramifications of all of that? My apologies if this is just a stupid line of thought.