Position Evolution Update

I resurrected my simple TurboCad program this past weekend, and went crazy trying to compare the positions I used in 2004 and 2008.




My personal observations regarding these two positions are that the one on the right was way more comfortable. I'd probably attribute this to a couple of things:

1) actually sitting on the saddle with my sit bones
2) not having to support my body weight with my arms

#2 above is also probably what allows me to relax and narrow up my shoulders via narrower elbow pads, and also maintain a better head position without neck pain - I can ride in the position on the right for 112 miles - not sure about the one on the left, though.

It seems as if when I am actually sitting on the saddle as the old-skool europeans imagined, things are more balanced, relaxed, comfortable, and in my case, much faster.

Just something to consider when you are paying for a bike fit, or setting yourself up on the bike for this years goal events.