I have been having some mid-back pain while riding. I feel like my nose is in front of the handlebars while i'm going downhill and it makes me feel like i'm going to tip forward. I dont know if that makes any sense. Maybe i'm not scooting back in the seat enough? i'm officially confused now. haha!
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06-29-2009, 10:48 PM #1
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06-30-2009, 08:21 AM #2
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Originally Posted by pink monkey
It makes total sense. Do try changing your body position on a descent: don't "hover" over your saddle and move back, extend your legs ( not locked) and move back. This should be comfortable, not feel stretched out in the front. This is one way to tell if your cockpit is too long.
The way you'd test this is to extend ( again, not hover) up in the saddle feet at 3 & 9, and then move your torso back. You should ultimately be able to position yourself so that your chest is over your saddle and your butt is over the back tire. Sure, this is an extreme descending position but you never know when you might need it. This is a test is all.
Or, go head and switch out your stem for about 1/2" shorter to start and see if that feels any different.Last edited by Irulan; 06-30-2009 at 08:24 AM.
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