I was going to add that bit of information but decided to keep it short.
What I like about drop bars are the multiple hand positions and width (40cm, straight line from my shoulders). Granola bars are 650mm wide, but I had them set up more upright and it felt okay (neck area anyway). Don’t forget about the width of the bars. I find too wide of bars cause me neck and shoulder pain as well. In your personal experience, have you suffered with neck pain and found that sitting more upright on the bike has alleviated the pain?
Prior to getting a Roadini over two years ago, my road bikes had 5-10cm of drop from saddle to handlebar, and after years of this plus bad posture at work, I had an unnatural bend in my cervical spine that sometimes causes neck pain (that general area). My current chiro helped me mostly resolve this so that it's only sore after really long rides, when it's really windy, or after a lot of riding. Drop handlebars on my Roadini are about level with the saddle, and I can usually ride with little to no pain in the neck area.
I rode a lot in May, and that pain came back in a big way in the last 45 minutes of today's long ride with my friend. I think the increased volume in May was the main contributor. However, this year, both the Roadini and Fargo have drop bars. Last year, I had Velo Orange Granola bars on the Fargo. Last year, I cannot recall that pain in my neck showing up once with any severe or prolonged discomfort. I'm now wondering if that's because a 1/3rd of the rides were on the Fargo with the more upright (and just, different) position, so it was less repetitive strain to my neck. I'm thinking of putting the Granola bars back on the Fargo. It could also be other factors (age - one year older, stress, or perhaps my position on either bike has deteriorated somewhat).
Thanks!
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