I was riding yesterday, and someone noticed that my back had an arch to it and that I should raise my handlebar. I though nothing of it, after all my handle bar isn't set up for anything extreme, I estimate my back is something around 60-70 degrees off the ground. Later I realized that I was touching the handlebar with my fingers in order to ease my back.
I could move the handlebar closer to the saddle, but that would only increase wind resistance. Do I have any other options other sacrificing performance for comfort?
A higher stem with less reach that gives you a touring fit (bars and saddle height roughly the same) is one way to solve the problem of comfort but as you said it adds to wind resistance. I did make the stem change last year but this year I put the race fit stem back on the bike (bars 2 or more inches lower than saddle) and I feel more comfortable than last year. I think it's because I'm pushing harder on the pedals this year and I'm using the rollers to improve my core strength.
reub2000 said:
I was riding yesterday, and someone noticed that my back had an arch to it and that I should raise my handlebar. I though nothing of it, after all my handle bar isn't set up for anything extreme, I estimate my back is something around 60-70 degrees off the ground. Later I realized that I was touching the handlebar with my fingers in order to ease my back.
I could move the handlebar closer to the saddle, but that would only increase wind resistance. Do I have any other options other sacrificing performance for comfort?
