Lower back pain

[orange71]

Yes - I found the bag thing worked (lower it down the back so the weight is more on your pelvis than back), also I have a suspicion I get it because I am a bit of a stomper rather than a free spinner when it comes to cadence. Really I should use lower gears...

 

[development_cycle]

I would have thought that riding position and bike/component geometry than whether or not it is a rigid or full suss bike.

I have gone to riser bars and a slighlty shorter stem due to a shoulder injury that I will have to live with because that changes my riding position, but I wouldn't change the type of bike unless you wanted to anyway, and as already said, spend a lot of time making sure it fits.

 

[speedplay]

www.isischiropractic.co.uk

Sort out all my problems after all these years

 

[Harryburgundy]

Thanks for all your comments chaps.....probably is a combination of most of the above. Will try a different stem to the zero rise I have.
Al....I too commute everyday and don't warm up..but its only 4/5 miles. Maybe try not to beat the traffic so much :roll:
Like the look of the Moots MCK, very Want one
Yo eddy...it is particularly bad after a long ride, after a period of nothing too serious....need to get out more.
Thanks again everyone.
HB

 

[legrandefromage]

try a change of geometry - shorter/ longer/ higher stem etc, move the seat slightly forward and so on.

I use drops alot so when the back starts hurting I change position which helps.

 

[Old Ned]

I have lower back pain a lot these days. It used to happen after lifting or something similar but it's there most of the time now. I changed to riser bars last year which helped a bit but I'm seriously considering going Full Suss instead of hardtail to see if that would help. It's probably a result of lots of road work in my youth (and later) riding long distance time trials etc. on steep angled frames and low bars. The funny thing is though that I have a lot of flexibility still. I can bend, stretch etc. no trouble but with an ache. My doctor's not a great help unfortunately but he is arranging for me to see a physio. He probably thinks it's my age (61) but he's quite happy for me to carry on biking.

 

[Pickle]

try a change of geometry - shorter/ longer/ higher stem etc, move the seat slightly forward and so on.

The big cheese is right, when I TT'd I occasionly had to tweak my position to ease back pain. You body doesnt like being in any specific position for any length of time, especially bent over.

I would think a higher rise stem may help you though.

 

[guybe]

Hi, maybe it best to use the rigid forks for road riding and have suspension forks on anohther bike for off road riding, that should help your back.

 

[psyclone1976]

Hi all, hopefully this won't sound like i'm preaching but i've had lower back pain for years and now following an article in Cycling weekly am about to see a therapist who specializes in the egoscue method of pain relief, from what i've read so far it's a non invasive technique that aligns the body back to it's natural design and strengthens all the muscles your body requires to be pain free when doing activities.

If it will help you to remain pain free when riding your rigid then it might saves you from shelling out on a full sus!!!

Pain free and Pain free and your PC are the two books, and the website is http://www.egoscue.com/

Pamela Ann Jones is the therapist that was mentioned in the article in cycling weekly, if anyone wants her email address then PM me, she was very helpful.

 

[Jbiker]

I get twinges, but one of my mates gets really crippled. His back specialist says its all to do with stretching out properly before and after a ride - especially the HAMSTRINGS. Short hamstrings will pull on the muscles in your bum and lower back, especially when you're crouched over the hammers. So a lot of lower back pain is transferred pain. stretch, s t r e t c h, and s t r e t c h some more.