Hi,
I know this topic has been beaten to death but I need some opinions.
When I ride hard or train hard for an up coming race (first one) I get lower back pain to the point where I want to get off of my bike and stretch a little & just plain walk around. This doesn’t happen when I take it easy riding with my wife.
My bike is set up nearly perfect and have my bar height on the conservative side in terms of height (even with my bars).
I was wondering if the seat height may contribute to my pain. I've got it set to obtain about a 25-30 leg angle, like is recommended. I feel comfortable with it; it has eliminated my knee pain, but hope not at the expense of back pain.
Also, I try to spin faster rather than push in a harder gear and concentrate on pushing with my quads and legs rather than my back. I try also to use my clipless shoes and pull on the peddle up stroke (new to clipless, novice at this). This method does help but I really have to concentrate on my legs to achieve this.
I notice any steep climbs are also a contributor to my pain.
Can anyone give me anymore advice?
I stretch and work my abs out daily.
I've only got about 400 miles in this year because of the weather; do you think I haven’t given my back a chance to build up and get in better shape? Is there a riding posture or techeque I'm missing?
Thanks for any input,
David
I know this topic has been beaten to death but I need some opinions.
When I ride hard or train hard for an up coming race (first one) I get lower back pain to the point where I want to get off of my bike and stretch a little & just plain walk around. This doesn’t happen when I take it easy riding with my wife.
My bike is set up nearly perfect and have my bar height on the conservative side in terms of height (even with my bars).
I was wondering if the seat height may contribute to my pain. I've got it set to obtain about a 25-30 leg angle, like is recommended. I feel comfortable with it; it has eliminated my knee pain, but hope not at the expense of back pain.
Also, I try to spin faster rather than push in a harder gear and concentrate on pushing with my quads and legs rather than my back. I try also to use my clipless shoes and pull on the peddle up stroke (new to clipless, novice at this). This method does help but I really have to concentrate on my legs to achieve this.
I notice any steep climbs are also a contributor to my pain.
Can anyone give me anymore advice?
I stretch and work my abs out daily.
I've only got about 400 miles in this year because of the weather; do you think I haven’t given my back a chance to build up and get in better shape? Is there a riding posture or techeque I'm missing?
Thanks for any input,
David