Well, true, true and true to some extent, Keith. However, not everyone's lower back may be as stout as moe's apparently is.
You see, after 5000 miles of riding through Europe last year on Thanassis' R1100RT, I too can attest to moe's above premise that one's hindquarters can get toughened up after a few days of constant riding. However, tell that to Gina over there across the Pond, Lonzo down in Florida, who ultimately I believe sold his BA because of lower back issues, and one of our very own moderators here at BA.com, Shari[mert] in Connecticut, who as far as I know is pretty much only riding her Street Triple R because of this very reason, and these among the many others I could probably find, if as I said earlier, I would take the time to find them using the Search function.
(...in other words, because of this issue, there are many out there who will find that without the support of their legs positioned underneath them to help cushion all the jolts they'll encounter while riding, they could eventually find riding with their feet forward too painful to ride in the "cruiser style" for very long)
