Thank you for the response, I did not see some of the most recent videos in this thread.

Is this from a strength or flexibility issue or is it just something I have not learned/done? Maybe the bars need slid more forward?

First off. You need a better video. Video needs to be still, completely perpendicular to you, at the top tube height, and it needs to show your whole body and bike.

First thing I see is that you are sitting on the saddle incorrectly. You are way to rearward on that saddle. You need to sit more on the nose which will help you rotate your hips.

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NOT a flexibility issue!!!!!

If you’re on a split nose saddle you essentially should be sitting in the first 3rd of it, with your junk dangling off the front. This will feel strange at first but quickly because really comfortable, it helps to tilt your pads a little to help support your skeletal weight.

Okay I will give that a try, I may need to slide the saddle back a smidge. I had no idea you ride that far off the front of it .

The room is not large enough to get a full picture so I will need to try that in a different room or garage.

Right, its never flexibility. My back is hurt right now my fingers can't go past my knees, but i can still ride aero!

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once you sit on the saddle correctly and adjust your posture accordingly you are likely going to have to massively change your armpad position.

That sucks! You have one of the best position on St IMO. ( Far from any kind of expert)

so a 40k TT'er that is <55mins doesn't get uncomfortable at some point in the second half in spite of having a "good bike position?"

i don't really feel like arguing semantics with you but there are also massively varying individual definitions of ''uncomfortable.''

I'm saying a good position - from the perspective of a fitter - is powerful, comfortable, and aerodynamic, not just "fast". As a rider I would agree with you though.

I'm also saying that a 45min threshold for comfort to a 50min TT is a red herring because way more time go into training for that effort than just 45min. There's just no reason for us non-UCI limited folks to be uncomfortable on a TT bike. Somewhere out there is a saddle that will make this theoretical 50min TT person comfortable.

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Gary, if you haven't found anything local and want to make the trip to Rockford, I have a Mistica large (6.5) with only a few hours of use on it you can try for a couple weeks. It will be at least another month before I use the tt bike again. Send me a PM.

Wow! Really nice of you! I'm just up the road in Madison, so not a long trip......