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Old 04-21-22, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
It may not help to observe, or maybe it will: setting the seat to be more upright will effectively shorten the seat-to-pedal distance. Likewise, reclining back further will make the pedals further away. This is due to the construction of your hips, not the of bike.
Interesting. I was thinking more of a recline meant I would slide forward as I was laying down more and more upright would shift my hips back into the back rest. I'll have to lock the brakes and play with the positions a bit more to see what really happens. I see reclining it pulls the edge of the seat back but was thinking my body would go forward more. It's all confusing and different from what I'm used to but I'll figure it out I guess. Woke today sore so delayed feedback from my body about the positioning. Trying to remember to just make small incremental changes, not changing too much at one time.
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