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Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2022 21:10:00 No.1807048 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1807128 >>1807331 >>1807532 >>1807788 >>1808745

Just started cycling

Is lower back pain normal for a beginner?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2022 21:13:23 No.1807049 Report

Quoted By: >>1807052

No, but it's normal for someone with absolutely no fucking core strength, speaking from experience. Either that or your frame size and fit are completely off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2022 21:14:07 No.1807051 Report

Quoted By: >>1807052 >>1807116

No it isn't, it either means you have bad posture or you need to readjust your bike's seat

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 02 Jun 2022 21:15:15 No.1807052 Report

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>>1807049
I'm 6'0 and riding a 20" MTB frame

my core strength should be fine, i do lots of pull ups and leg raises on the pull up bar etc

>>1807051
move it forward?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 02:59:23 No.1807116 Report

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>>1807051
He could be weak too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 03:50:36 No.1807128 Report

Quoted By: >>1807187 >>1807505

>>1807048
tilt the saddle down a tiny bit, roll your hips forward.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 10:45:19 No.1807187 Report

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>>1807128
shit advice

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 20:01:46 No.1807331 Report

Quoted By: >>1807333 >>1807403

>>1807048
I am monitoring this thread

By all metrics my setup is fine but my lower back is also killing me after a long ride. No one here can give an answer

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 20:09:58 No.1807333 Report

Quoted By: >>1807388

>>1807331
Convert to riser bars and flat pedals.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 20:18:37 No.1807336 Report

Quoted By: >>1807354 >>1807416 >>1807455

natural progression of cyclists is

1. back pain leading to cringe high stem/bar position
2. back gets more used to riding leading to try hard cringe slammed stem
3. eventually realizing no one gives a fuck how you look or how fast you go and then you take the fredpill and start overdosing on cringe like this (but have more fun riding)

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 21:22:42 No.1807354 Report

Quoted By: >>1807355

>>1807336
the only thing that's "cringe" about this is the 1x meme with the nice but totally unsuitable and ancient rear mech. holy chain slap batman.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 21:24:15 No.1807355 Report

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>>1807354
still, I bet it shifts beautifully though... on a smooth flat surface.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 Jun 2022 23:28:41 No.1807388 Report

Quoted By: >>1807411

>>1807333
neck yourself

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 00:19:18 No.1807403 Report

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>>1807331
>By all metrics my setup is fine
No it fucking isn't if you get back pain

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 01:00:14 No.1807411 Report

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>>1807388

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 01:12:52 No.1807416 Report

Quoted By: >>1807451

>>1807336
This is my first time posting on /n/
What exactly is cringe about this bike?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 04:12:59 No.1807451 Report

Quoted By: >>1807463 >>1807501

>>1807416
Silly tires
Shit gearing
Wacky bar position but maybe that’s standard in gravel bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 05:13:04 No.1807455 Report

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>>1807336
What a horrid piece of agricultural machinery

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 06:43:23 No.1807463 Report

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>>1807451
>Wacky bar position but maybe that’s standard in gravel bikes
nope

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 11:44:46 No.1807501 Report

Quoted By: >>1807848

>>1807451
also
>single nalgene bottle that you can't drink from while riding instead of two regular bicycle bottles
>old ass rear derailleur for no reason
>straight blade steel fork
>limp dick stem

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 11:53:48 No.1807505 Report

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>>1807128
Don't do this, you'll get wrist problems

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 14:48:26 No.1807532 Report

Quoted By: >>1807897

>>1807048
Depends how much pain and for how long.
If you haven't ridden in a long time or never cycled in a "serious" way before and you're a bit stiff and achey after your first couple of rides.. yeah that's probably normal.

If you're getting persistent or severe pain then no, your bike probably doesn't fit you properly or you have some other issue with your back.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 06:40:05 No.1807788 Report

Quoted By:

>>1807048
stretch moar

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 09:38:34 No.1807818 Report

Quoted By: >>1807845

No. Look up some youtube tutorials on how to perform a basic bike fit at home to at least get you in the ballpark, you shouldn't feel any sort of pain when riding. The official advice most people will give you is to Get A Bike Fit™, but I'd only go for that if you first tried it yourself multiple times and still can't get your position right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 12:14:44 No.1807845 Report

Quoted By: >>1807849 >>1807859 >>1807913

>>1807818
Bike Fit™ is literally for r-slur-tards who can't work out whether their saddle is too high/low. we're talking freds who take their Sir Velo to a shop to fix a flat, or who fall over at traffic lights because they have literally less coordination than a toddler and couldn't unclip their feet in time.
if you're a functioning adult you'll just be paying someone who couldn't make it as a physiotherapist 3 figures to tell you not to sit on your balls.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 12:18:49 No.1807848 Report

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>>1807501
>>straight blade steel fork
just noticed that. "yuck" doesn't cut it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 12:20:00 No.1807849 Report

Quoted By: >>1807850

>>1807845
just generally, what will you pay other people to do for you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 12:23:17 No.1807850 Report

Quoted By: >>1808748

>>1807849
what exactly are you getting at?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 13:04:13 No.1807859 Report

Quoted By: >>1807863

>>1807845
I have a theory as to why redditors need bike fits at such a high rate when they nearly all have the same podgy body type. I think it’s because they obsessively research cycling and pour hours into reading about it before they actually sit on a bike. This means they buy and wear padded shorts to do 20 or 30km trips as a beginner and consequently miss all the feedback that a normal human would interpret as “put your saddle down retard you aren’t as tall as you think”. Add to this their sheltered, indoor childhood and you have a recipe for someone who is genuinely confused and upset by their crotch hurting, but who has insulated themselves from the slight discomfort that screams the correct answer to most people.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 13:09:47 No.1807863 Report

Quoted By: >>1807870

>>1807859
all of this applies to this board

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 13:25:22 No.1807870 Report

Quoted By: >>1808751

>>1807863
The only parallels are the upset at the hurt crotch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 14:43:18 No.1807897 Report

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>>1807532
Ok thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 15:24:21 No.1807913 Report

Quoted By: >>1807915

>>1807845
I also believe bikefit is a scam.
I just find my ideal setup by fiddling with the saddle movements (up down, fwd rear, inclination) till i found the confortable setup or most probably my ass got used to riding and doesnt care too much for being sitting on a small plastic piece for more than 100 km.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 15:28:07 No.1807915 Report

Quoted By: >>1807920

>>1807913
it's not a scam, it's just that a lot of people simply aren't aware of their bodies, they can't figure out why parts of their bodies hurt without someone else telling them

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 15:37:26 No.1807920 Report

Quoted By: >>1807945

>>1807915
Those people need to take off the bib shorts for anything under 50km, stop slathering themselves in slippy slidey numbing cream and go out and ride their bikes. It’s the only cure.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 17:22:31 No.1807945 Report

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>>1807920
>stop slathering themselves in slippy slidey numbing cream
IT FEELS GOOD OK

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 10:54:56 No.1808745 Report

Quoted By:

>>1807048
You're sitting too high up

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 11:11:44 No.1808748 Report

Quoted By: >>1808753

>>1807850
well i'm wondering what specialized work you think isn't a scam so that i can say that the things you do do you do badly and the things you don't do you could do and that you're retarded

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 11:32:12 No.1808751 Report

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>>1807870
you're wrong, and you know it

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 07 Jun 2022 11:52:44 No.1808753 Report

Quoted By:

>>1808748
Here’s a tip. If you ever have to pay for your own “bike fit”, you’re being scammed.

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