AI6YR BenDefinitely pulled a muscle in my back from bicycling. Sigh. I'll survive. It's been bothering me for a few days, but discovered I make it worse and exactly what muscle when I get on a bike. (I blame using the lower bars on the road bike 🤪 ) Stretching seems to be mostly fixing this, but... ANNOYING! #firstworldproblems #BikeTooter #random
David Sacerdote@ai6yr you can get a riser stem which increases the height of the bars for a road bike. I use one which raises it just enough to keep my back happy
W6KME@dsacer @ai6yr I'll second this...fashion may say you need a super-low shoulder position for max aero efficiency. Well, we normal humans don't go fast enough for it to be as important as it is for pros. They don't ride like humans do.
Move that bar up. Learn to put your hands on the brake hoods for riding into the wind, not the drops. Use a slightly broader saddle that actually hits your sit bones. Drop the seat an inch. Be comfortable; you're never going to see the inside of a wind tunnel.
smells of bikes
PhilSalkie@smellsofbikes @W6KME @dsacer @ai6yr
I have a skinny little Quintana Roo saddle that I keep angled downwards so the only contact patch between me and saddle is my sit bones. I can ride on that all day, no soreness, no chafing, no pressure.
People look at it funny, but it works for me.