the importance of having trust in whats right

was really looking forward to testing out the new position that andy had set up for me last week to see how it felt in the real world ,
the p4 was not in a fit state for testing though as i hadnt got around to put it all back together after its winter strip down and fit ,we lifted the front 20mm on the headset spacers but need to drop the base bar back down and add the spacers to the bottom of the  extension clamps .
plus ive got some ideas about trying to run nokon cable but without the outers ( dont think it will work but its all about aero )
so it was a quick case of setting up the road bike saddle height to match the bike fit on the p4 ,
im back in soon for a road bike fit with andy on the retul to get the reach etc of the road bike set up so this was just a quick change .
the saddle came up 20mm from its original position , as i stood in the garage putting my helmet on my first thought was dam that looks high then as i clipped in and left the safety of the garage behind it felt like i was a circus performer on one of those tiny bikes on a tight rope ,
 my initial thought was turn around and re adjust the height , andy had advised me to move it up 5mm at a time ,but me being me though na il just wack it up and go from there .
the first 5 mins felt crap to be honest and was a whole body shock as it was away from the norm ,
the next 5 where a case of this feels odd but my legs are moving in a very smooth fluid motion and power seems good , then came the point when i stoped and thought at the side of the road allen key in hand ready to go wild , it was only the memory of the last time i adjusted the saddle on a ride and snapped the nut off forcing me to ride all the way home with a old school BMX saddle slammed right down to the top of the seat tube that stopped me .
i got back on and rolled off down the road , the next 5 mins its where it all changed , i came to a junction and as i pulled out boom instant power i pulled away like i had a little push off at the start of a tt and as the power fly up everything fell into place ,and the bike didnt feel like a woobly circus bike but the bike that was ready to smash power pbs .
the session was aa tough one and i smashed it , riding along with a grin on my face ,legs fluid and like a pair of skinny pistons , as i was smashing through the countryside it just kept getting better , no more struggling on drags with compressed legs that didnt want to let the power out and fatiguing straight after , i was flying .
there seems to be a fasion now of getting the saddle low and slapped back as far as it will go , a very wise man once told me its all about power another all about aero , both of them where wrong its about finding the balence , you need the power to get over drags to push when its a headwind , but you need the aero to make everything that bit easier and make the most of the power you have .
for me the whole its all about aero is great but you need something to back it up so you dont become a " im only fast on a good dc course on a good day " sort of rider . and in my view if you have a powerful position you can adapt to get more aero ,
so the moral of the storey , have a bit of faith in testing stuff  before panicing its not what your used to and test it properly before giving up , you might be very suprised :)