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Originally Posted by Kontact
Whether you have a 28" inseam or a 34" inseam, you still want the same proportional seat height, and you want your leg to extend in front of you by the same angle. If you don't you start changing not just leg angle but pelvic angle and weight distribution. A person with long legs has no good reason to sit right above the cranks than a short person does, so they both use the same average leg angle.
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I don't really understand what you mean by
leg extending infront of you by the same angle?
use the same average leg angle?
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Originally Posted by Kontact
Don't be fooled by a couple of guys riding in outlandish positions. That isn't how road bikes are designed to work, and it isn't how saddles are designed to interface with the pelvis. The guy in the picture, pro or not, looks ridiculous and is riding on his taint.
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It's more than "a couple of guys" though. Everyone seems to be doing it nowadays; super slammed stems and the saddle forward. I agree though, the bikes will probably not handle best in this position. As for how the saddle interfaces with the pelvis, everyone is different. Some people roll their pelvis further forward than others, Chris Froome sits pretty much bolt upright.