Pains in the Neck

[KnottedYet]

How about raising your handlebars instead?

[silver]

like Knotted said, look at tweeking your fit.

I've found that one of the biggest obstacles to upping mileage is getting the rest of you body used to being in the cyclist position for that period of time. I think it takes getting used to. I find that rather than fatigue the things that make me the most uncomfortable as mileage increases are things like my bum hurts, arms hurt, hands hurt. And usually as I log more miles and lomre longer miles those things work themselves out. (the body gets used to them) or you find better gloves, or better shorts.

It also really helps to change positions as much as possible. Moving your the position of your hands, stretching our your neck, round out your back.

Have you ever done a spin class? in spin class we were taught to lead the class in upper body stretched at the beginning of the class, mid class and end of the class. easy little stretched to loosen up and not get stiff on the bike. I do these on my road bike if I feel that I'm getting stiff. Good to do on breaks too.

[Mr. Bloom]

I have very bad neck problems. I agree with the advice from Silver and Knotted, but I encourage you to think beyond your riding as well.

For me: I have chronic neck problems that I can now trace to the "hold the phone with your shoulder" trick. After years of massage therapists and chiropractors saying "what are you doing to this muscle to make it so tight", I got ear pieces at work and home and voile! - no more pain!

I do recommend chiropractors and acupuncture for relief, but look for the cause that may be coming to a peak in your riding.

Good luck...neck pain affects everything...so treat it seriously.