You think wrong. It (SR MTE-100) was invented for MTBs back in the olden days, usually used in conjunction with the equally Heath Robinsonesque Hite Rite dropper doodad to let you adjust the saddle from high/forward for climbing to low/rearward for descending.
It's for bike fittings (I think). easily adjustable and with a lot of range. Used to find out what size you actually need maybe :)