Since last year I have been riding Appaloosa with various upright bars (Choco, Alba, Jones Loop, Open Bar, Bosco..). Occasionally I take my road bike for short rides. Its drop bar has been made much less aggressive using a raiser stem. Yet, after riding fully upright bars, it feels very uncomfortable. First I get pain in the back of my neck. After 30 mins of riding shoulders, arms and wrist pads too start to hurt.
Currently I have Boscos on Appaloosa. With this setup <https://flic.kr/p/2azEGt6> I can rider for 6-7 hrs without any severe pain/discomfort. Usually I'm exhausted of peddling before any upper body issues start! I also enjoy being able to see more surroundings along the way. On Thursday, 30 August 2018 10:23:50 UTC-7, Andy C. wrote: > > Wow, I could have started this exact topic. > I commute on a Canti-Rom with drops and ride recreationally on other bikes > with drops and one with a Bosco. Neck pain got so bad two months ago that I > stopped commuting and I haven't started up again. I just purchased an > Albatross cockpit from a list member but I have yet to install it as I'm > still holding out for the fountain of youth to return (I'm 54). After all, > I do see riders older than I in drops all the time. > As I was ramping up my riding this spring I did lots of stretching but > never thought to stretch my neck. Now I know. Sure, I read about neck pain > on the Rivbike.com but I always thought, "That would never happen to me." > --Andy C. > > On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 5:33:54 AM UTC-7, Fullylugged wrote: > >> And you’re no crustier now than you were at 66! 😉. I need to get up >> that way and ride with you again. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Aug 30, 2018, at 5:51 AM, Steve Palincsar <pali...@his.com> wrote: >> > >> > I wouldn't call either 30 or 56 "old." I'm 76. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
