Road Bike Questions
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RV posted 2 years ago.
Find a LBS that does a true bike fit - FIST Certified is recommended.
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Atropos posted 2 years ago.
Well, these guys did do a good bike fit (I think) but I'm more curious if the feelings I have riding just come with the territory of riding a road bike for the first time...
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Triguy98 posted 2 years ago.
Ya might wanna have the shop raise the handlebar just a little while you adapt to the new positioning. The muscle soreness is not unusual at all, however the severity of it will be affected by the fit.
How many spacers do you have between the headset and the handlebar? I would want about 4 if i was a new rider, giving you the means to lower the bar as you get more used to the position.
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JamieM posted 2 years ago.
If you think they did a good bike fit, I'd bet there was room for improvement. The fit that I've been through involved, laser levels, plumb bobs and a couple of hours. So if you think there may be issues, get a pro fitter.
The neck soreness is something that I've dealt with. Make sure your shoulders are relaxed when riding. I have a tendency to kind of ride with my shoulders pinched upward and my neck down. It creates a lot of fatigue in the muscles and leads to pain.
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Atropos posted 2 years ago.
Thanks for the tips. The first thing I'm going to do is move my seat forward a bit. I have a feeling that will fix a few things.
Now, if only this damn rain would let up... :mad:
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Hey all,
I (finally) purchased my first road bike last week and got to go for my first real long(ish) ride today (About 1:15, just getting a feel for the bike basically). I'm coming from a mountain bike that I put road tires on and toe straps for racing, so I'm pretty much a total noob when it comes to road bikes.
First, my drop bars are pretty low, and when I'm in the drops I feel my neck getting tired after a little while. Is this something I can expect to get used to? The bent-over thing is definitely something new to me, so I'm assuming that I just have to get used to this.
Next, when I was getting the bike sized, the guy put my seat back pretty far on the post, but I found when I was riding that if I had my butt back on the fat part of the seat, I felt like I was bent over too far and wasn't cycling properly. Is this something I need to get used to, or should I move the seat forward a bit and see how that goes?
I figured I should ask here before treking back to the shop, just in case this is all normal stuff that time will alleviate.
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The breakdown that happens at the seven-hour mark often starts 200 meters off the beach
--Gordo