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Old 12-12-20, 01:35 PM
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I don't think there will necessarily be any physical issues with the set back position. KOPS really has nothing to do with knee comfort. However the issue I see is the extreme unweighting of the front wheel when in the saddle. Maybe that's OK, but it looks a bit scary to me. I'm assuming that the photo is your bike, set up for you.

With your butt that far back, I'd be sure to do daily floor stretches, stretching back, hams, glutes, calves. But with your bars at saddle height, I don't see an issue with hip angle. You'll be in a normal moderate road position, just rotated counterclockwise when looking at the photo. It's true that many randonneurs ride with bars level with saddle and seat much more forward, but there are also randos who ride with bars much lower than seat, thus with about your hip angle. You're going to lose power climbing in the saddle with weight that far back, one of the reasons for the proportions of the standard road bike.
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