Pain/Bike fit

[Veronica]

I only recently started getting upper back pain, right below my neck. It was not an issue on any of my six double centuries in 2006 and 2007. It started on the two brevets I did in March. I think I was really hunching my shoulders up. It was particularly excruciating on the Davis 200 K.

I just did another 200K on Sunday with Jo, with about 2,000 more feet of climbing than Davis. I have been really thinking about keeping my shoulders down and relaxing as I ride (thank you yoga!) And that has helped a lot. It's still there a little bit, but not nearly as bad.

I am actually going in for a bike fit today and it is one of the things I hope to get fixed. I'll post about the fitting of course.

V.

[katluvr]

I just did another 200K on Sunday with Jo, with about 2,000 more feet of climbing than Davis. I have been really thinking about keeping my shoulders down and relaxing as I ride (thank you yoga!) And that has helped a lot. It's still there a little bit, but not nearly as bad.


V.

I agree, when I climb alot or ride into the wind I seem to "hunch" more and it aggrevates it more. I work on relaxing more. I still blame it on working at the computer too much!