Hi, I used to have lots of back aches after moderate to long bike rides. (60 mi). And it did n't matter much whether i was upright or on the drops. When using the drops changing had positions often did help some. The soluion only came when I started to go to the gym every morning through the academic year and spent much more time on my abs (and back muscles). Nwo I that I have tightend up in the middle, back aches ore almost a thing of the past. At 58 I would suggest lots of varried exercise, particulalry around the middle.
Cheers, D On May 14, 1:34 pm, clevewheel <[email protected]> wrote: > You may have made too much change all at once - too much change in the > handlebars, and it might have been better to do lots of smaller rides > to allow your back to get used to it. Baby steps are the key when > making changes like this. > > For now it seems like you've sorted things out, which is great, but as > you get older and the body changes more, remember the baby step > priciple. Modify every aspect in small increments. > > And stretch/yoga every day - especially backward stretches like the > sphinx posture are important because, as odd as it may seem, the body > needs to be able to move backward in order to be able to move forward. > > Kathryn > Eugene, OR > > On May 13, 7:36 am, Curtis Schmitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am just realizing the exact same thing, so glad you posted about > > this. After a few years of riding road and track bikes where the > > handlebars were generally lower than the saddle, I decided to build my > > brevet bike for comfort: extra tall Technomic stem with Noodles. I > > figured this would eliminate the neck pain I would sometimes > > experience towards the end of longer rides and centuries. I completed > > a 50 mile with the new set up (about a month ago) and experienced > > quite a bit of back pain from that ride. I figured I was just out of > > shape. I did a brevet the following weekend and DNF'd after 40 miles. > > I was exhausted and my back was killing me (and the weather was > > absolutely dreadful on top of everything else). > > > Since then, I've lowered the bars about two inches, just about even > > with the saddle height now and as of this morning's commute, my back > > pain is almost completely gone. I think I've found a height that will > > help eliminate neck pain as well. I really like how the Technomic > > offers so much range to dial in the correct handlebar height. And I > > love the Noodles. > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I’d say that as an added bonus, the bike looks a lot better (to my eye at > > > least) with the current fit. But I’m with you: for me, slightly lower > > > bars > > > let me stretch out the lower back and take some of the pressure off it. > > > > Dustin “Rules of thumb are great, but nothing beats experimentation” 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
