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Old 07-28-07 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Yen
Donna: Thanks for the tip about working with the owner. Why do you think it takes less time to break in for an upright rider? I thought the opposite would be true.
Because we're putting more weight on our sitbones. Check this out. I'm stealing the drawing from the blog of a LBS.



You see how as you become more upright, there's more pressure on your sitbones? You're putting a lot more weight on the saddle upright as compared to "perching" on a rode bike.
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