Originally Posted by
rodar y rodar
My thinking that its the same for all applications is where I might be going wrong- maybe racers and randoneurs and tourers do NOT in fact use the same crank/saddle relationship.
KOPS is a relatively new idea, so I think at the time when slack STAs were common, no one cared about it. Having your weight distributed comfortably when in an upright position was more important (and still is to some).