Timeline for How can I reduce back pain on a shared bike with poor shock absorbers
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| Aug 27, 2013 at 6:42 | comment | added | cherouvim | I understand that these are not proper bikes but the concept of the posture I describe is that the rider needs to stop being rigid and glued on the bike (which would transmit every bump from the ground) but let the bike do its thing below, no matter in what condition it is. | |
| Aug 27, 2013 at 2:16 | comment | added | Mike P | The bikes our city has are horrible and shouldn't be ridden too far. They basically say that on their site. The handle bars are around 12 inches higher than the seat and have a heavy front end. If you tried to ride them like that you would either hit the handle bar with your chest or fall over. I would agree any normal bike could be ridden like this but these are not normal. | |
| Aug 26, 2013 at 21:25 | comment | added | cherouvim | That position is possible on any bike, unless you cannot bend your knees being standed (probably because the seat is way too high in which case the rider should lower it anyway). Example images of that stance on bikes with very high seat are leelikesbikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/… and ontariocycling.org/web_img/ew_img/XC_Prov_08_MB.jpg . In addition I already mention moving weight to the pedals (see 95%-5% "rule"). | |
| Aug 26, 2013 at 20:00 | history | answered | Mike P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
