And the verdict: not for me. Initially it was fun. Felt very different
from drop bars or flat/mtb bars. I had a good fit with a longer stem I
used, was sized up by the shop and the fit was probably as good as it would
get. First ride was 30 minutes and I made a couple of tweaks as my wrists
Update: I'm swapping the bars on my Salsa Fargo. Going with the VO
Granola. I can use them with stems I have on hand, just had to add brake
levers, grips and a Sram Apex flat bar shifter. Need hew cables/housing
anyway, so all-in-all the experiment won't break the bank. I'll report
back in
I ended up sticking with drop bars, but making some changes after a good
conversation with my chiro and a few rides on the three bikes where I paid
a lot of attention to where I had pain, and my posture on those rides.
On the Roadini and Salsa, I was using 42cm bars (at the hoods hoods) with
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I’m a similar rider in terms of age and issues. I just sold my last drop
bar bike and the bars were very neutral and slightly above the saddle. I
absolutely loved that bike but I just can’t ride drops at this point. All
of my bikes now have swept bars and it makes a huge difference. I’m riding
deep
The symptoms the OP complains about are low energy and bad posture because
of low energy.
The three suggestions I'll toss into the hopper are: 1. there may be issues
with your diet, 2. maybe 5x a week is too much. Maybe limit it to 3x a
week strictly and see what that does. Finally 3. Maybe
***Reposting with a correction***
A few things to keep in mind:
-Riding in an upright position will recruit different muscles in your legs
and butt, you may feel it to be a bit harder to ride fast in this position.
You will also catch more wind which can slow you down a bit.
-You should keep in
A few things to keep in mind:
-Riding in an upright position will recruit different muscles in your legs
and butt, you may feel it to be a bit harder to ride fast in this position.
You will also catch more wind which can slow you down a bit.
-You should keep in mind the steering axis. If your s
If you don't have a cruiser-y / townie type bike for more laid back or
utilitarian rides, and you have the space and ability to have another bike
then I'd definitely recommend an additional bike for this. Though if you
have a couple of aggressive drop bar bikes it's certainly possible to
conver
Thanks for the responses! Keep’em comingTim had some good questions, I’ve tried to answer these below:“…off the bike?”- I have a desk job but I use a sit / stand desk. Years ago when I got this, it was a revelation, and really helped a much worse than now, neck; however, I notice my legs get tire
There is a lot to unpack here but I think I get the basic gist of what you
are asking. For reference I ride a drop bar AHH, a drop bar Sam and a
Billie bar'd Platy. I'm an older rider and I too suffer some aches and
pains while riding. Nothing debilitating but it is noticeable. Sometimes
more t
@Jay,
I have been a roadie for 53 years. I retired my road bike sixteen years
ago. I was growing old. I became tired of riding in the drops. I wanted to
ride upright. My posture in my neck and shoulders were hunched over.
Over the many years, it became a struggle with me trying to find a bicyc
What Doug said, almost exactly x2.Long time Roadie here but transitioned to MTB about 15 years ago - now 69. Never had serious issues with properly fit road bike. But after a lot of MTB riding it never felt right again. However, I started having pretty serious hand/wrist issues with straight MTB ba
When I bought my Clem Smith Jr it was a revelation in riding. I had ridden
mostly drop bars for many years and like you I would have shoulder and neck
pain after long rides. The Clem with Tosco bars and an upright riding
position solved my aches and pains immediately. I also discovered I could
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