Originally Posted by
12strings
I'm really liking this new position. My butt hurts less, my hams are worked more, and the dramatically different muscles worked between sitting and standing means that I can get out of the saddle at any time and feel fresh as if my quads have hardly been working.
I've utilized that secret dynamic for 10 years on my single speed mountain bike: slack seat tube angle (good torque from posterior chain for seated pedaling on flattish parts) and quads (+ gravity) for standing climbs. I actually have...2 gears.