Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
Yes, KOP gives you a somewhat arbitrary starting point, but so does the balance method. Strict adherence to either as the ultimate arbiter of saddle position is misguided.
Exactly. Although the balance method at least has an actual goal in mind (i.e. finding an individual's unique balance point) which intrinsically takes account of many of the variables involved e.g. the weight of your torso and your back angle. KOPS just presumes a single generic human model, a one-size-fits-all solution. Sort of reminds me a bit of the max heart rate 220-age formula. Maybe accurate as an overall average across a large population, but pretty useless for any individual due to the wide range of variance.