Originally Posted by
makeinu
No you don't. You can conduct objective tests and no assume anything...or at least chose not to assume anything until you see the results of objective tests.
But why would I bother to do that when I see no reason to suspect that there is any possible benefit to riding in a manner that seems (by my observation at least) to be only used by people who can't ride well at all?
If the OP wants to ride that way that is fine with me, but I see not the slightest reason to suspect that there might be a benefit to it.