Originally Posted by wphamilton

My 2cents: disregard the "balance method", because it doesn't have to do with balance. If that balance is important to position in the first place, which is also dubious.

Sit on a stool, hang your feet forward off the ground and try to lean forward. No matter how far your bottom is from where your feet are, you will tip forward if you lean forward. There is no saddle position balance point. That "balance" is how much of the forward weight is taken up by the core muscles (braced by your feet)