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Old 09-22-08 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Dopolina
Like I said, I may be wrong about this but if it works for high jumpers why wouldn't it work for this application?
High jumpers contort their body substantially. When you weight the pedal, the mass of your body hasn't moved appreciably.




Originally Posted by Bob Dopolina
If you are weighting the pedals vs weighting the saddle wouldn't that move your center of gravity downward?
Which part of the body is bearing the pressure doesn't matter, it's the position of your body.

Your lower legs have small mass, and moving one down means the other moves up. To have an appreciable change in CG, you'd have to start kissing your front tire.
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