I think I momentarily popped a disc in my back the other day whilst out riding.<groan>
I have a large frame GT I-Drive 4 mountain bike ( I'm 6'1"😉 and ride a 16 mile off-road circuit most days. I have recently increased the height of my handle bars by using a AHead extender. I found with my old setting I was getting a sore back after 10-12 miles so I thought I'd try raising the bar height even further (I was alreasy using 2.5 inch riser bars because the AHead stem was cut pretty low by default on the GT)
Does anyone know if there is a recommended 'torso-angle' that I should be trying to achieve so at to minimise the risk of further back injury ?
Does anyone know if there is a recommended 'torso-angle' that I should be trying to achieve so at to minimise the risk of further back injury ?
I've had cause to do quite a lot of web-surfing on this matter over the last few months. Avoiding bending over too much seems to be the only thing that might matter wrt cycling. It's probably not torso angle so much as spine curvature that you might wish to avoid. Everyone seems to agree that keeping exercising is a Good Thing, but I wonder whether this advice is aimed more at the type whose main exercise is walking to the car rather than people who are rather more energetic. I've kept on as usual and my back has gradually got worse over the past 4 months.
How did you hurt your back while cycling? Obviously you want to avoid doing that again!
Does anyone know if there is a recommended 'torso-angle' that I should be trying to achieve so at to minimise the risk of further back injury ?
No, but the moutain bike sizing system at www.wrenchscience.com may be of some assistance, as may your LBS if they have a bike fit machine.
HTH
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How did you hurt your back while cycling? Obviously you want to avoid doing that again!
That's the strange thing about it...I wasn't doing anything spectacular, I had just turned onto a nice bit of single track and was just about to 'pick up the pace' .
Felt a 'pop' in my lower back, I slipped a dsc real bad about 15 years ago...but I've not really had a problem with lower-back pain since!
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How did you hurt your back while cycling? Obviously you want to avoid doing that again!
That's the strange thing about it...I wasn't doing anything spectacular, I had just turned onto a nice bit of single track and was just about to 'pick up the pace' .
Felt a 'pop' in my lower back, I slipped a dsc real bad about 15 years ago...but I've not really had a problem with lower-back pain since!
I don't really understand this, because AIUI most slipped discs don't cause much pain in the back itself, the problem being pressure on nerves especially sciatica. Are you sure it isn't some sort of strained muscle?
