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03-03-24, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kontact

I half sit - put the upper part of one thigh in contact with the saddle nose.

As I remember shifting out of the seat was more stable with some contact on the seat. Do note Sifting Up or Down with power on the pedals has been often tedious at low RPM...

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