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Old 11-26-22, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I haven't found this to be the case, and since I have short femurs for the length of my legs, most of my saddles are clamped toward the rear. I set the saddle angle on all of them as close to exactly the same and whether clamped at the rear or toward the middle they all feel the same at the same height and offset (relative to BB center). Perhaps my saddles just have less flexy rails, or I don't sit in the middle?
Or maybe you are just very light!

Whereas I am chubby. I have found that when my saddle rails are clamped near the aft end of their usable range, sitting more forward initially feels more powerful, but puts more pressures on my arms and wrists over time.
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