Originally Posted by
hsuBM
If you refuse to beef up your core for lifestyle reasons or already have core/back issues that make doing those exercises contrary to any medical advice you’ve gotten, then you probably should be looking at getting a super high-rise stem and some really far pullback bars like ofajen’s rig. But then you’ll also need a wiiide saddle with springs since that’s where you’ll probably be putting your weight.
I’ll note that you can use a stem with a long reach and keep the forward bend equivalent in reach to something like drop bar ramps or even more like the hood position, if you want. With a long stem, the range of reach resembles that of the typical Jones bike.
When I’m in the saddle, I’m mostly on the forward section or at or just in front of the levers, so a typical saddle (mine being that very typical Volt saddle) can work fine. I’m mostly standing when actually using the rear grip section, but I will use that part while seated from time to time for variety.
Otto