Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Not from where I sit.
Above my pay grade to know why, but we don't. Maybe because Apples are cheaper, and maybe because the Citric Acid in Oranges inhibits fermentation, but the thing is, there is no such thing as Orange Cider.
But that does not invalidate what he said, which is, near as I can tell, that you haven't accounted for enough variables to begin formulating hypotheses. Can we agree that Time Trial and Pursuit racers focus more on power than a Commuter or Tourist? Track and Time Trial bikes have 75* seat tube angles to get the rider forward. Time Trialists turn seat posts around to get the saddle a ridiculous amount forward. Time Trialists pedal at the forward tip of the saddle to get further forward. The longer rails of the Selle allowed the o.p. to get his saddle further...yah... <shrug> Brooks saddles aren't known to be the narrowest saddle a guy could throw a leg over. It might be (since we are speculating) that the longer, narrower Selle allows for a less hampered knee action.
The reason that these racers move the saddle as far forward as is legal is to open the hip angle, which allows better breathing. One can have a perfectly flat back with standard road position, but at the cost of a more closed hip angle. So yes riding with a far forward saddle position allows a rider to produce more continuous power than a cyclist with road position and a similar back angle, but only because they can move air and blood more easily.