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lower back pain...could stem length be problem

  • 08-07-2013 8:37pm
    #1
    lizzylad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭


    ive recently been suffering from lower back pain when on my bike, just wondering if stem length/seat/handlebar drop be the cause? im 6ft 4, ride a 60cm trek with 58.5 tt and 120mm(?) stem


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  • #2
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    A bike fit really is worth the cost. You will potentially save yourself a fortune in medical/physio bills.

    A good core/stretching routine is also vital to have.


  • #3
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Have you changed position on the bike recently? If so I would suggest going back to the previous position. If not I would not mess about with lower back pain and seek medical advice


  • #4
    lizzylad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭lizzylad84


    cheers Dirkvoodoo and Beasty, ive slightly changed position, got my saddle to the "correct height" using the inseem x .885 method and changed the standard bars to easton ea30 bars, same with as stock bars, which i found uncomfortable on longer spins

    re bike fit, is there anywhere in particular youd recomend for the bike fit?


  • #5
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,221 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Have you raised your saddle?

    There is no correct height. Look at pro cyclists - their knee angles are all over the place.


  • #6
    lizzylad84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭lizzylad84


    Lumen wrote: »
    Have you raised your saddle?

    There is no correct height. Look at pro cyclists - their knee angles are all over the place.

    Lumen, I raised it over the coarse of a few weeks, gradually raising it week by week as advised. On tonight's spin it seemed ok but my saddle seemed too far back


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  • #7
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    don't forget that as you raise your saddle it also goes back, so you've increased the distance to your bars over what you had. you probably need to move saddle forward a bit to compensate


  • #8
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,899 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Lumen wrote: »
    Have you raised your saddle?

    There is no correct height. Look at pro cyclists - their knee angles are all over the place.

    There is an optimal saddle height for everyone though. The pros being all over the place just shows how bad habits can become ingrained.

    OP, get a bike fit done.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #9
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,061 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    I use just normal runners on flat pedals as I cant get used to cleats plus my bike is my main transport so I cant be carrying multiple sets of shoes, is there any use getting a bike fit done in this case? I get lower back pain after 10 km and its wrecking my cycling so I need to do something...


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