Neck....again. Sigh

[Catrin]

Sorry to hear about your neck from another neck sufferer. I still ride, albeit not the long distances that I used to do.

BUT - like you said - we're in MUCH better shape than most people our age and younger!

Good for you Dogmama! I am glad that you are still riding. I will see how things go this spring, but if I am still limited to 20 minute rides with neurological consequences, I will hang up my helmet. I don't want to do that, but there are so many other things that I CAN do without the same level of after-effects. I've seen everyone local that I can see with the qualifications to help me with proper bike fit/positioning. I wish Wahine or Knotted lived here, if anyone could help me on this it would be them

[azfiddle]

Catrin, I do hope that a recumbent or trike might work for you. One of the gals on my team is close to 70 and rides her recumbent everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Let us know if that ends up being a solution for you.

Sharon

[Catrin]

Catrin, I do hope that a recumbent or trike might work for you. One of the gals on my team is close to 70 and rides her recumbent everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Let us know if that ends up being a solution for you.

Sharon

At this time it isn't even an option. I live upstairs with a narrow staircase and with my neck and shoulder it would be difficult to get in/out of the building, and then would have to transport it somewhere to ride. Perhaps at some future time it might be more viable, but I will certain keep it in mind!

[emily_in_nc]

Bummed that you might have to stop riding, Catrin, but I understand your dilemma. And I agree that carrying a recumbent or trike up stairs would do your neck and shoulders no favors. The only possible option would be a much lighter-weight short-wheelbase (SWB) recumbents. I believe they weigh in the same range as upright bikes, so if you're able to carry your Gunnar up and down, that could be an option. Have known several folks with various back or neck issues (including a good buddy who has chronic neck pain) who have found relief on a 'bent. But as others have pointed out, they could actually aggravate certain issues, so it's just very hard to say.

I surely wish you the best, no matter what! And am still very grateful for your Jamis -- it's been a wonderful bike for me over the past almost-year now!

[Catrin]

It isn't the weight - it is the different geometry with trying to get a 3-wheeled bike up my stairs, and then trying to transport it. A trike won't fit my expensive bike rack, and I've enough of a problem getting my Gunnar into the back. I've not yet decided, but we will see. I want to give the Gunnar another chance this spring, and I DO have a lot of other fitness activities that I can do with relatively little repercussions if I am smart about it.

[Pax]

I've been doing less biking and more swimming in the last couple of years; similar reasons, I love to bike but it's not worth the pain after longer rides. Now I stick to more short scenic MUP pleasure rides.

[emily_in_nc]

It isn't the weight - it is the different geometry with trying to get a 3-wheeled bike up my stairs, and then trying to transport it. A trike won't fit my expensive bike rack,

I understand -- was just wondering about a two-wheeled short wheelbase recumbent, not a trike. I realize that won't work. But any 'bent may not fit your bike rack or your budget, so it's a good thing you have other activities you enjoy and can do!