captain peacock wrote:
Sorry, but i have to disagree with this....pushing the saddle back places more weight backwards and acts as a counterbalance and reduces weight on the hands....think of your fit like a see-saw, more weigth back and the other side un-weighs itself.
There is no counter balance. To counter balance would mean the seat is the pivot point & that would require a part of your body to be hanging of the back of the seat...that just doesn't happen, your legs aren't hanging of the back.
Pushing the seat back means you have to lean forward more to reach the bars. Your upper body weight is supported by one of two ways, core strength & holding yourself up with your hands the bars.
Do this test. Set the bike up so its supported with you on it or get someone to hold it up while your on it. Set your self up in the drops, get comfortable & then take your hands away without raising back up.
Lets see how long you hold that position. What you'll find is after a short while you'll start to feel it in your lower core.
If there was any counter balance, you would be able to stay like that for hours.
Shelby35 wrote:cage wrote:Shelby35 wrote:I have just started riding again after a number of years.
Cheers
wombatK wrote:Try cycling with your hands held about 1 cm above the bars. If you fall forward onto the bars, then you've got too
much weight going forward - and that will give you numb hands. To fix this, you need to move the seat
position away from the handlebars.
I think the biggest issue here is limited core strength so moving the seat back will put more pressure on his hands. If he cant hold his hands up without falling forward now, then making him lean even more forward isn't going to help.
Without sufficient core strength, everything else is just a band aid solution. More riding will help but regular core exercises at home is the key.
So what you saying is more crunches.
Crunches, yes but just as important, if not more, are lower back exercises. Talk to a body builder & they will tell you your back supports your body's frame. Think of you back the same as the foundations of a house. Without solid foundations the house will shift & develop cracks in the brick walls.
If drivers and riders spent more time worrying about their responsibilities than their rights then roads would be far safer.