Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
Congrats, LBTC, on the new PB! I find that I have to consciously move around on my road bike. Mtbing is such a whole body effort that you don't think about it, but on the pave you can really get frozen in one position. That can be incredibly fatiguing and make everything hurt.

Thanks, Sadie! It took me awhile to figure out PB = Personal Best! Yup, the mountain bike gets me moving around almost all the time. I think like a border collie on it - ever watched a border collie run through anything bumpy? when you watch them, you can't tell they're going over high and low things, they just move their legs up and down to adjust, and the top of their back pretty much stays at the same position all the time....like the cosmic crunch up a bumpy climb... very cool...

the road bike definitely takes getting used to with the much more static position. it does help to move hands from drops to hoods, to top (what do you call that part?) and down again...although long decents I'd never take my hands off the bards! Come to think of it, how the heck does Lance DO that?? riding with no hands? scares the beejeezes out of me!! especially on a skinny tired road bike! yikes!

Namaste,
~T~