I¹d say that as an added bonus, the bike looks a lot better (to my eye at least) with the current fit. But I¹m with you: for me, slightly lower bars let me stretch out the lower back and take some of the pressure off it.
Dustin ³Rules of thumb are great, but nothing beats experimentation² Sharp San Diego, CA > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:13 PM, John Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> As some of you may remember, I recently built up a Saluki with your >> generous help in selecting components. >> >> I have an on-and-off bad back, and thought it would be a great idea to >> raise the handlebars substantially above the level of the seat. Didn't >> solve the problem, so I ended up lowering the bars to seat level. >> Magically, my back pain disappeared. >> >> The lesson for me is that high bars aren't a magic solution to back >> problems. I think in my case, the bars when raised were just at the >> right height to put a lot of stress on my back. >> >> In any case, if you're suffering like I was, give it a shot. You never >> know. >> >> Raised bars: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36397...@n06/3357251749/ >> Current fit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36397...@n06/3513513651/ >> >> John Ferguson >> New York, NY >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
