Good going Javier on the working out. We won't recognise you next
time you come. I have pain in my neck also, hard to turn
sometimes. I think mine is combination of pinched nerve and muscle.
Riding my mountain bike is hard on my neck because I have to look up
to look straight, a road bike would be worse. Cruiser (m/cycle) is
most comfortable for my neck but not for my back. My 750 is about
the most comfortable all round, Graham
On Jul 27, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Javier Garcia wrote:
Graham,
I agree on strengthen the stomach and back muscles. However this
(rather new) back pain is different from the usual lumbar pain for
long riding. This is not muscular pain, but pain the upper part of
my column almost where the neck is. I also end up with chess pain.
For example, sometimes is so bad that it is difficult to turn head
to each while looking to change lanes. The reason (at least for the
chess pain) is irritation and inflammation where a couple of ribs
join the sternum. There is not way to know why this happened (some
bad movement perhaps), but when I ride the NH I actually can feel
sometimes a little crack on my chess if I move or try to get into a
different position. I think this is related to the back pain
somehow. This problem pretty much goes away when I ride the cbr. I
think since the cbr is more sporty, it forces me to keep my back
straight. Also, the suspension and saddle in the cbr are just
fantastic.
I started working out a couple of months ago. Now I am going every
morning to the gym (Mon-Fri). I run for 25min and swim for about
40min. I am also playing tennis twice a week. But I haven't get
into exercise the pain muscles. I will look into that the next weeks.
Javier.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]>
wrote:
Javier, as one who has gone through the whole range of back
problems, mainly from long distance running and triathlons etc.
whatever the actual problem is you need to strengthen your stomach
muscles and around. It's called core strength training. My back
problems (and I was diagnosed as having degenerative spinal column)
have all but gone . I strength train about three times a week,
swim at least twice and bike about 3 times a week. Having said all
that, any ache or pain I now get is when I ride and it varies
slightly depending on the bike I ride. You probably remember that
I also have a gel pad I sometimes use. You're right my corbin
feels the same to me regardless of time and I can go with or
without the gel pad on the CB750 NH. Have you started working out
at all? If you have that could be related to your back pain. If
not - core strength training Hombre!
Graham
On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Javier Garcia wrote:
As Allen said, I had a Corbin seat that it feels pretty much like
seating on a rock. I also tried seating on Graham's bike, and that
one is much softer. Both seats are Corbin, and they pretty much
the same, although the one on Graham's bike looks like a newer
generation. I wonder if the seat design has evolved with time and
they found a way to make it softer. I totally agree with Surfswab
about the shape. It is a bit wider, flatter, and perfectly shaped
for your butt. I had the same issue of constantly sliding forward
with the oem seat, and this was even worst while breaking. I love
the shape of the seat but for long riding is still too hard. I
have had mine for over 2 years and I ride a lot so I don't think
it is about breaking-in it. At the moment I am having serious back
problems while riding my NH, which I don't fully understand yet,
but it might be partially related with the seat being so hard.
Javier.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:20 AM, ewun <[email protected]> wrote:
I have a Corbin on my 2002 750NH and would buy it again. The
shape is
perfect and it does get softer (broken-in) after 600 miles or so. I
also appreciated the 1/2-1" reduction in seat-height (I'm 5'7"). I
got lucky and found it new/unused on eBay for $150.
Eric
On Jul 26, 10:30 pm, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have one I bought used from ebay for $200, and it's true -- it is
> hard as a brick.
>
> But it's shaped perfectly to my butt and the seating position is
> ideal, so I live with the hardness.
>
> With the stock, I found myself sliding toward the tank regularly,
> crowding the family jewels, so this is a compromise I can live
with.
>
> I'll probaby modifiy it with a gel pad at some point.
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