I posted this before looking for topics, but it kinda ended up being online support for general bicycle troubles.

Which is a good thing! Ask your questions about bicycles that are currently on your mind and we all try to help.

Pre-Emptively calling in @dallasw and @Kissmydadonthelips for their knowledge.

  • Woly [any]
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    4 years ago

    How do you avoid neck pain when riding on a more "aggressively" shaped road bike? I keep my seat pretty high because I have long legs, but the result is that I'm hunched forward over my bars, so I'm looking "up" to see forward. This isn't uncomfortable at all, I actually like riding like this, except that after a few long rides I develop serious neck pain which doesn't go away until I stop riding altogether.

    • 4bicycles [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Not a medical expert, so take it with a grain of salt. But from what I learned, there's basically two options here, make your stance less aggressive or train your posterior chain muscles (basically everything in the back) more via (body-)weight exercises.

      You should definitely look up more in-depth resources on this though and not trust me blindly on this, don't fuck up your neck because I said a thing.