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frank9755 in reply to @hippy

Actually would taller riders have a centre of gravity further forward than shorter riders? I guess it depends if you're taller because of long legs or long torso. But, if you have a long torso then presumably you have more weight forward which means you might get more hand issues rather than saddle issues?

Isn't this basically what bike fitting is to fix?

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hippy in reply to @frank9755

Yeah, but I'm not trying to fix it, just thinking about taller rider weight distrib and if it changes or ends up the same. I'm not suddenly growing another 30cm so it's not an actual issue.

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frank9755 in reply to @hippy

If you've got a long body, don't you (or your fitter) just have / put your seat further back, so that you are still balanced on it, ie so that you don't put too much weight on your hands?

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