Hi Steve, the roller was recommended, so it's on my list of to-dos (two=dos, ha!). I'm thinking I'll get out to the recommended local fit guy. $275 might be a good investment not just for ITB but for general fit. I'm sure my form is pretty sloppy...
THANKS! On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:58 AM, Frederick, Steve <[email protected]>wrote: > David, have you tried a foam roller? Painful but effective... > > Moving to higher Q cranks helped my ITB band troubles, as did lowering the > saddle a little and moving it forward a bit more. The saddle adjustment > came during a pro fitting which went well. If you ask them to focus on that > aspect (dialing in the biomechanics of your saddle's position) and express a > wish to keep the bars reasonably high, you should get a good fitting. I > ended up with the bartops 1-2 cm below my saddle and it actually feels > pretty natural with the new saddle location--rode that way all last season. > > > Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]]*on Behalf Of *cyclotourist > *Sent:* Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:11 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [RBW] Now: IT Band Was: Goals for 2010 > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 3:37 PM, kps <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Jan 1, 4:29 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: >> > So anybody got a list up and running??? >> > >> > I'm hoping to get over my IT band pain in my left leg which limits my >> > mileage. Went to sports medicine on Thurs and they have me on a >> stretching >> > & strengthening regimen so will see how that works. They recommended a >> bike >> > fit, but I'm kinda' relucatant to do that as they all are into the >> > racey-bars 10cm below the saddle thing... any recommendations for SoCal >> fit >> > specialists? >> >> >> david, >> > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
