Shift weight balance to rear
 

On one of my bikes I'm finding that my weight distribution is a little too far forward for my liking as I'm finding that I'm weighing down on the handlebars. In order to alleviate this and shift my weight balance back a little onto the saddle, what adjustments can I make without changing any components for the time being?

Move your saddle backward a tad ...like maybe 5mm. Try it out for a while. If still putting too much weight on bars, move the saddle backward another 5mm, etc.

Shift the nose of the saddle up slightly, as in 1° or 2°. Moving the saddle back works depending on how you shift your position to compensate, so while it's worth a try don't be discouraged if it doesn't help.

Thanks guys. Currently the saddle is set to the mid-position on the rails and is perfectly level, so I'll play around from that starting point. I'm also a bit curious about the saddle height. I've done the 'leg straight, heel on pedal at lowest position' to get a general idea of the correct saddle height but I'm not sure that's exactly right either.

In terms of the adjustment of the saddle height, saddle fore-and-aft position and saddle angle, is there a recommended order of adjustment?

Raising the saddle nose leads to soft tissue damage. Slide it back level, then raise your handlebars a bit. This will effectively shorten your reach.

You did say no new equipment but after moving my saddle aft as far as practical, I ended up buying a new seat post with a greater setback. I would not engrave in stone the setting for heigth. At least for me, I find myself continually, over the years, trying different settings. One year a bit higher then the next year a bit lower. This is not surprising really as fitness changes with the seasons or phase of the moon.

Level saddle is best for the standard road position. If it's a hybrid or bike with similar upright position it can be OK to raise the nose a hair. Yes, move the saddle back. I'd move it all the way back to start with and see how that is. Moving the saddle back will require it to be a little lower. If you don't have a setback seatpost, get one. They aren't terribly expensive. Performance has a very good and inexpensive post: Forté Team Alloy Seatpost - Performance Bike

Now here's a strange thing for me. Just as an experiment, I put the stock saddle and seatpost back in. The bike felt much better immediately. I guess the combination of third party seatpost and saddle messed up things a bit. For now I'll stick with the stock seatpost and saddle until I figure out why the new stuff produce such and uncomfortable weight balance.

Tomorrow I'll try stock saddle fore and aft to fine tune the position.

bars higher than the saddle.. saddle level.

I look at the distance from the widest point on the saddle to a plumb line to the BB axis.