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hippy
This is a bugbear of mine. Fitters always say ‘flat or slightly down’ which presumably means the back is angled up, which means the bit you’re actually sitting on is 5-10 degrees downward slope. How can you not slide forward onto the flat bit or at least increase the load on your hands/shoulders/wrists?
Having said that, I rode for years with the nose slightly ‘up’ (I’d say the high points of the nose/rear of the saddle were ‘flat’ relative to each other) and thought that was the happiest I could be; every time I lowered the nose I felt like I was sliding forward and went back to the old setting after an hour. Now though, I’ve gone ‘nose-flat’ after persisting for a week of feeling weird and have to accept that it feels better. Maybe my pelvis/core got used to the position and now it seems right. Also seems to have improved hip mobility and lower back ache.