changing bike seat height or handle bar height

[[email protected]]

I am getting a sore neck from looking up when i am leaning down on my
bike (giant ocr1) with tri bars.
I have the handle bars as low as possible.
2 things i can do to slightly change this angle.
lower seat, this will change my pedaling which seems fine at the
moment.
raise the handle bars, this will be more comfortable, but will create
more drag.
The other option is to lower seat and move it back a bit.
Do any keen cyclists have some pointers or suggestions on this???

 

[Hank Wirtz]

On Feb 25, 2:35 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> I am getting a sore neck from looking up when i am leaning down on my
> bike (giant ocr1) with tri bars.
> I have the handle bars as low as possible.
> 2 things i can do to slightly change this angle.
> lower seat, this will change my pedaling which seems fine at the
> moment.
> raise the handle bars, this will be more comfortable, but will create
> more drag.
> The other option is to lower seat and move it back a bit.
> Do any keen cyclists have some pointers or suggestions on this???

Do NOT lower the seat to avoid more drag. This will change the
mechanics of your pedal stroke and will probably cause joint pain.
You'll also lose power, and will wind up going slower than if you
raised the bars.

 

[[email protected]]

its not to avoid drag, it is avoid a sore neck, lying virtually flat
with my head looking up, strains my neck after a 1 hour ride.

 

[G.T.]

[email protected] wrote:
> its not to avoid drag, it is avoid a sore neck, lying virtually flat
> with my head looking up, strains my neck after a 1 hour ride.
>

You have two choices: get used to it or don't ride that way. For the
latter raise your bars.

Greg

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[Phil, Non-Squid]

[email protected] wrote:
> its not to avoid drag, it is avoid a sore neck, lying virtually flat
> with my head looking up, strains my neck after a 1 hour ride.

How long have you been riding in this fashion? If not long, keep riding.
Your neck will strengthen.
--
Phil

 

[Ed Chait]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am getting a sore neck from looking up when i am leaning down on my
> bike (giant ocr1) with tri bars.
> I have the handle bars as low as possible.
> 2 things i can do to slightly change this angle.
> lower seat, this will change my pedaling which seems fine at the
> moment.
> raise the handle bars, this will be more comfortable, but will create
> more drag.
> The other option is to lower seat and move it back a bit.
> Do any keen cyclists have some pointers or suggestions on this???


If you want/need to ride with your back that flat, learn to roll your eyes
up a bit to look ahead so that you give your neck a break.

ed

 

[[email protected]]

it might be something to do with my sunglasses and my helmet, maybe i
will look at adjusting those.

 

[David L. Johnson]

[email protected] wrote:
> I am getting a sore neck from looking up when i am leaning down on my
> bike (giant ocr1) with tri bars.
> I have the handle bars as low as possible.
> 2 things i can do to slightly change this angle.
> lower seat, this will change my pedaling which seems fine at the
> moment.
> raise the handle bars, this will be more comfortable, but will create
> more drag.

If you are sitting on a tack and it hurts, you have two choices. One is
to get off the friggin' tack, and the other is to stop complaining about
it.

Sheesh. If minimal drag is that important to you, you can suffer in
silence. If not, then there is no need to keep the bars that low.

--

David L. Johnson

Accept risk. Accept responsibility. Put a lawyer out of business.

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

On Feb 25, 3:35 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> I am getting a sore neck from looking up when i am leaning down on my
> bike (giant ocr1) with tri bars.
> I have the handle bars as low as possible.
> 2 things i can do to slightly change this angle.
> lower seat, this will change my pedaling which seems fine at the
> moment.
> raise the handle bars, this will be more comfortable, but will create
> more drag.
> The other option is to lower seat and move it back a bit.
> Do any keen cyclists have some pointers or suggestions on this???

get a stem with ride and accept you will ride better/longer when you
are more comfy, aerodynamics aside. DON'T lower your seat, that may
goon up your knees, hips, etc.

 

[Tim McNamara]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:

> I am getting a sore neck from looking up when i am leaning down on my
> bike (giant ocr1) with tri bars. I have the handle bars as low as
> possible. 2 things i can do to slightly change this angle. lower
> seat, this will change my pedaling which seems fine at the moment.
> raise the handle bars, this will be more comfortable, but will create
> more drag. The other option is to lower seat and move it back a bit.
> Do any keen cyclists have some pointers or suggestions on this???

You'll go faster with your bars a bit higher and being more comfortable.
Pain will slow you down, and if your bars are too low you compromise
your breathing and the power you can put into the pedals.

There's more to going fast than aerodynamics.

 

[[email protected]]

"
> There's more to going fast than aerodynamics."

Is there a speed where wind resistance becomes more of an issue, eg.
over 34km/h aerdynamics must certianly play a big role.

 

[[email protected]]

On 26 Feb 2007 14:10:46 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

>"
>> There's more to going fast than aerodynamics."
>
>Is there a speed where wind resistance becomes more of an issue, e.g.
>over 34km/h aerdynamics must certainly play a big role.

Dear V,

Given the UCI retroactive bans of the extremely uncomfortable superman
positions for the indoor hour-record, it can be argued that the
current UCI hour-record speed indicates a point at which claims about
comfort must give way to wind drag.

That is, several riders have gone faster than anyone else in what they
themselves desribe as extremely uncomfortable but aerodynamic
positions.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

 

[Tim McNamara]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:

> "
> > There's more to going fast than aerodynamics."
>
> Is there a speed where wind resistance becomes more of an issue, eg.
> over 34km/h aerdynamics must certianly play a big role.

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[Phil, Non-Squid]

[email protected] wrote:
> "
>> There's more to going fast than aerodynamics."
>
> Is there a speed where wind resistance becomes more of an issue, eg.
> over 34km/h aerdynamics must certianly play a big role.

An aerodynamic paperweight doesn't go very fast.
--
Phil

 

[Matt O'Toole]

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:10:46 -0800, vyaw2003 wrote:

> Is there a speed where wind resistance becomes more of an issue, eg.
> over 34km/h aerdynamics must certianly play a big role.

Personally I reach for the drops around 21 or 22 MPH, because it feels
like it's easier to pedal.

Matt O.