On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Semi-related: In our shop, we often see people sliding saddles forward > to reduce the reach to the bars (simulates a shorter TT by increasing > the effective seat tube angle).
A mortal sin of bike fitting. > Curiously, this practice often makes > the problem worse, because of the way it changes rider weight > distribution. Often, the stresses on hands, backs, etc, are mitigated > by sliding the saddle backwards, thereby simulating an even longer > TT. Nay, I will go so far as to say that the most important element of back, shoulder, neck, and hand comfort is saddle setback. Am I exaggerating? I wonder. It certainly works wonders, a waaay back saddle. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
