Originally Posted by
dalava
Here is an article I go by when fitting myself and others:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm
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Saddle fore-aft position:
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- take hands off the hood, if no back strain, move the saddle forward a bit
- do this until the saddle position where you can't take your hands off of the hoods without straining the back
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You will always have a back strain when you lean forward (even if the behind moves backward too).
Except for this, I think the article is quite sound.