Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
No it's not. Raising the nose of the saddle will cause one to rotate one's hips back. This rounds the back and causes neck pain by increasing the angle between the cervical vertebrae and the rest of the back. Leveling the saddle allows one to rotate one's hips forward and fix that neck problem. That's a critical part of a good road fit.
That said, many people who adopt an upright fit can sit a saddle that's raised in front and still manage a straight back. But the position must be quite upright, which on a long day, will not be as comfortable as the ordinary road position and back angle.
Fair enough...and thank you. I've ridden saddle nose up to whatever angle needed to keep me butt firmly in place to the rear, for lack of a better descriptive, forever. I've never had an issue with different angles inducing or relieving neck pain and don't know fellow rider who has. So this problem came across as nonsensical to me. Never too old to learn and apologies to the OP.