Originally Posted by
philbob57
I think the first sentence may have it backwards. I know the 2nd is problematic - at least for me, straight arms put more stress on hands, arms, and shoulders and more weight on hands.
I'm just talking the static physical weight distributions: torso center of mass distance from the support at two ends. Whatever else is going on there, the weight distribution there is correct. And that's exactly why I don't like to reference weight balance at all regarding pressure on the hands.
I'm hoping that's true, and my experience is that, as long as I'm not too tired, the stronger my core is, the more comfortable I am on the bike and the less weight is on my hands.
I do find that pedaling all out seems to take all weight off my hands. I can't pedal all out for long, but I think pedaling effort does effect comfort.
Right.
