
Originally Posted by
BleeckerSt_Girl
For me it helps ease pressure on my hands when i push my saddle all the way BACK. Yes, BACK.
Agreed or, in the very least, farther back than a lot of "fitters" are inclined to put it. It's all about balance. By moving the saddle back, you balance more of your weight behind the bottom bracket and you take weight from your your upper body. Now, there's a limit to this in that you ultimately want your knees to be happy. It also becomes a bit hard to spin at a fast cadence with a more rearward position, but it is something to think about when addressing sore hands or wrists.
Peter White has a good explanation of this under "The fore/aft saddle position": http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm
In my experience, hand pain can be sorted out with a variety of fixes including the one mentioned above. Gloves (either more or less padding is needed), the tilt and shape of the handlebars, stem length, rise, and stack, bar tape (again, either too more or less padding is needed), saddle tilt or the lack thereof, and core strength and posture on the bike. Because there are so many variables, I tend to think it's best to work with a good fitter, emphasis on good.
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