on 5/3/09 7:25 AM, Bill M. at [email protected] wrote: > If you made the jump from 20 to 50 miles in one shot, a little > soreness might not be too unexpected. I'd say keep the Noodles for > now, ride some more, fine tune your position and get a little fitter > before swapping bars. The Moustache is not likely to be the quick > cure for you.
Yeah. That's a non-inconsequential jump. More than doubled the amount of saddle time, I'd guess. 10-30% increases are about the sweet spot for me. Also, not to divert into a new thread, but for me, about 99.9% of low back pain is related to stomach muscles. If I'm not doing core work, my low back starts to feel it. Cycling does nothing directly for the core muscles, and the longer the ride, the more load gets picked up by the low back. Some crunches, certain yoga poses, leg lifts, ab machine, etc. are all a good thing. Even riding with an awareness and tightening your midsection can help. Insert wide-ranging warnings about "be careful when you start" and "watch your neck" here. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes "You must be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
