Originally Posted by
alexk_il
Actually I had a quick chat about that approach with my bike fitter when he was doing all the measurements. He said he was striving to a hybrid approach that optimizes both the pedalling technique and the weight distribution.
It boils down to going as forward as you can without causing stress on the arms and shoulders. Some World Tour pros boggle my mind with how forward they're sitting, but they're generating a lot of power on the front of their strokes and they're carrying minimal mass above their hips. But my point is, if you ride with an athletic back angle and you're experiencing arm, shoulder, or back pain, don't think that you can fix it by simply moving the saddle forward.
I look at my bike position like sitting on a bar stool. If I need one hand to steady myself as I lean forward and use the other to reach for a beer, my hips are too far forward.