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Old 09-24-2021, 06:39 PM
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I have read the replies & all I can say is if what your riding feels good & works for you & you ride many miles injury free then it is all good.

But for all the comparisons to seat tube angles relating to TT etc I will just say "for myself" again setback has absolutely nothing to do with reach
(in my experience)

Setback as I see it is strictly the distance I am sitting behind (in my case) the BB. This allows my legs injury free pedaling in all situations & RPM's
Of course we all probably also move a bit on the saddle for different situations but.......

That aside I am not going to get my setback requirement on a steep STA period. I ride a 73 STA with a 25mm setback post & am pretty slammed back at that. For the curious my setback is 8.57cm
That is tip of saddle nose BEHIND BB center on a saddle that is 275mm long

So STA is important to me personally & IMHO is the most important fit factor as it cannot as I said previously be fixed with a longer or shorter TT or stem

Again these are all in my opinion & is what has worked for me

EDIT: I see now too that Dave's post also pretty much said the same as what I think

Last edited by flying; 09-24-2021 at 06:55 PM.
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