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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I follow a few FB groups for bicycle like Specialized, Giant, Trek, etc. where people post their bikes and there seems to be a trend of tilting saddles forward. Is it just me or can’t imagine riding that way with all your weight on your arms and feel like one is falling off the saddle?

Thankfully, our own BF hot or not doesn’t seem to follow that trend.
I believe the UCI used to mandate saddles had to be flat but a few years ago relaxed that and it seems everyone is following the pro’s by having a forward saddle tilt of a few degrees.

At least that’s my sense.
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