Originally Posted by GhostRider62

He absolutely said weight is taken off the sit bones and hands (see 5:20 to about 5:30 in the cip), which is ridiculous. At a given cadence and power, there is a fixed amount of a rider's weight being supported by the feet/pedals. The rest is split between the hands and sit bones. The distribution of that remainder depends on many factors, but both cannot be reduced. It is either or scenario. Either you put more weight on your hands and less on your rear end or vice versa.