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Just minor stuff really.
Yes it does help ..... I got a tidy 34 miler on Saturday, ......it is getting easier
My bike has a handlebar+stem setup like this:
I'd like to raise the handlebars by a few cm to see if it will stop the shoulder ache I get after 2-3 hours. But looking at it, I suspect that I need more of the ring/spacer things. Anyone know?
(I don't have a torque measuring thingummy either.)
I'll take a read through that website on posture. For sure, something's not right.
Quite often just having somewhere else to put your hands to change position can be enough to alleviate pain. I know I'll often move hand position if I've been stuck in the one position for a while. On the road bike that can be switching between drops/hoods/tops, or on the mountain bike just riding a bit more upright with the hands on the centre of the bars.
I'm lucky that we have a British Cycling chap locally who does it for £35. Sets you up, sticks dots on you, films you with an iPhone app, analyses it and you from different angles. Makes the necessary tweaks, re-films it, and then gives you the two to compare and the difference for me was night and day. I still got a bad lower back on longer rides but that's mostly down to having zero core strength and bad posture - but it wasn't anywhere near as bad. And I also felt more comfortable and like I was able to generate more power and pedal more efficiently.
The shoulder pain/ache is the same one I used to get when gaming for too many hours in a sitting. When I am riding and feel it coming on, I want to try to sit up more - like kids do when riding with no hands on the handlebars.
Cafe's make ideal stopping locations (once they reopen!) for stretching :-)
Fixed up my old bike and it's great now except the seat post has fused to the frame.
I've tried heating with hot water, prying with flat head screwdriver, bashing it with a hammer and various oils and liquids and DIY old wives tricks.
My final option is to use a hacksaw and cut it from the inside then crush it, and hope to god that gets it out.
It's an aluminium frame, if that helps. It's an old Raleigh Max from the 90s
Clamp the seat post in a very sturdy vice, and use the frame to try and spin the frame on the seat post. If that doesn't work, then you'll need to cut it out.
Who did your bike fit? I haven't got around to having it done yet?