What about recumbent bicycle? It puts you in a position in which it should (at least I think it should) remove the stress from arms and buttocks that a typical bicycle puts you in. It may not the coolest looking way of cycling but I think it should be an option for aging cyclist who can no longer be in the bent position of road drops or be upright due to back or buttock pains.
On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 1:42 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Several people have described this experience on the list. I've found, as > have others, that sometimes you relieve, not only your seat, but your > shoulders, arms, and hands by moving the saddle back to get more of an > angle between hip and pedals, and let your torso muscles hold more of your > torso's weight. > > This happens not only with drops but with bars of all sorts, IME. > > On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 8:23 AM, lum gim fong <john11.2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> So I converted the Bleriot to upright so I could ride wifespeeds without >> hand discomfort that comes with riding that slow for an entire ride on >> drops. >> >> What I have found, in riding upright, is that the discomfort of the >> hands is reduced 75% and the butt discomfort 100% increase ( which was >> nonexistent when I rode with drops) makes me want to just go back to drops. >> I am more comfortable riding at wifespeed (and all other speeds) with >> drops, turns out. No matter the bar heights or saddles. >> >> Also, headwinds are noticably more noticeable and wintry blasts harder to >> endure while upright. >> >> I don't think I have never heard of someone on this list, or from Walnut >> Creek finding uprighting to be less comfortable than dropsing. So I thought >> I'd include it as a datapoint here. >> >> Has anyone here also found upriding to not be their cup of tea? >> >> I will say though that upriding provides fantastic views. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
