Originally Posted by
spectastic
so I bought a brooks, and to my dismay, the rails on the brooks are super short, and in a weird position such that the furthest back position on my setback seat post is still about 2 cm further forward than my regular position. is this a big deal? can I just get a longer stem? this is for a touring bike, with some training and cyclocross mixed into it
No. The purpose of saddle position adjustment is to keep your knee at the correct fit relative to your pedal when the crank is at 180 degrees.