bike eagle

Interesting video. He seems to be saying the same thing I am, except that he advocates balancing with the arms held back along the sides of your body, rather than out in the normal riding position. I'll tinker with that, but I doubt that it will make much difference. Also, he advocates checking balance while pedaling rather than using my static coasting method. I do think that might make a bigger difference, so I'll try that too. For me, since I am more of a bike tourist rather than a racer, I'm more interested in being comfortable while coasting and/or pedaling easily, so I may have to strike a balance between the two.

What I was trying to contribute here was mainly the idea of finding your body's balance point, then lowering to your sitting height, then moving the saddle to where your sit bones are. I hadn't read or heard that anywhere, but it definitely helped me make the adjustment easier and simpler than ever before.