^^ Look at the saddle angle - it's not level, the nose is dipped. I'm supposing that this is the rider making an adjustment to get their hands to the hoods with the -17 deg stem without causing.. er, loss of feeling or discomfort... But this will also tip his hips forward and put more weight on his hands. Whereas if he had the bars a little higher, he could afford to have the saddle level and therefore distribute his weight better.
^^ Look at the saddle angle - it's not level, the nose is dipped. I'm supposing that this is the rider making an adjustment to get their hands to the hoods with the -17 deg stem without causing.. er, loss of feeling or discomfort... But this will also tip his hips forward and put more weight on his hands. Whereas if he had the bars a little higher, he could afford to have the saddle level and therefore distribute his weight better.
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