I usually find myself with minor lower back pains after extended periods of biking. Should this go away with time and experience, or am I sitting poorly on my bike?
will probably go away as you ride more as you likely aren't used to it if you're new to the sport. you could also try some exercises on a roman chair at the gym to strengthen the back and core.
It's different for different seat posts. What do you have? A picture would help...
Any other pain? Hand, arm, elbow, shoulder, neck... Rapid cadence, or do you mash on the pedals? How straight does your leg get at the bottom of the stroke? Do you climb sitting or standing? A lot of cycling lower back pain has to do with poor pedaling technique or bad saddle position, especially if there's not upper back pain to go with it, IME.
It really depends on a few factors. How is your core strength? Do you have a good stretching routine? Do you have previously existing back issues? Are you properly fitted on your bike.
I have been mountain biking for alot of years. But before I started biking I was into skiing big time. I broke my back skiing and have had back issues since.
Long seated climbs get painful so I have learned to adjust position while riding. A couple of minutes seated very upright with finger tips on bars. Throw in some out of saddle climbing when you can. Stretching while riding can also help.
A post ride stretching routine eliminates most of my lower back pain. Core conditioning is the key to minimizing pain in the long run. That and proper fit of your bike.
I didn't say "tilt", I said "fore/aft" (<<========>> forward or backward). Tilt would be up or down with the nose or rear of the saddle.
To move the saddle fore/aft, you would loosen up the same bolt(s) that you would to tilt the saddle, but you would move the slide the saddle rails in the clamp rather than rotating the clamp to 'tilt' the saddle.
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