Originally Posted by
greatbasin
Tell me more about that. What kind of upright position have you converted to?
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I have a Trek 520 that I've converted with Wald 867
bars, an adjustable stem, and a Bontrager Boulevard saddle. I'm not completely upright but I'm pretty close. I can honestly say that I've never had less saddle discomfort, probably due to the fact that you're using more front thigh which helps lift more weight off the saddle. No elbow, wrist, tricep, shoulder, neck pain at all.
Upright is simply not as powerful of a position. Look at how much most people can leg press as opposed to hack squat. Look at a couple of ten year olds racing on BMX bikes, you'll always see them crouching forward instinctively to engage larger, more powerful muscles.