I've got a bad case of Spring neck
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As a professional athlete in another sport, skiing, my I suggest the problem may be muscular tension when none is needed. This is especially common to the back of the neck & upper shoulders & most prevelant in colder weather.
1) Relax your grip on the handles.
2) Be warm. Reduce cold air around your collar. It makes us hunch.
3) Adjust your riding posture at regular intervals & relax your shoulders & facial muscles. They connect.
4) Provide feedback.
1) Relax your grip on the handles.
2) Be warm. Reduce cold air around your collar. It makes us hunch.
3) Adjust your riding posture at regular intervals & relax your shoulders & facial muscles. They connect.
4) Provide feedback.
Good advice. But what about #4? Should he be talking to his neck muscles?
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Not me you could not pay me enough to be 20. I am pretty happy in my thirties.
+1 on relaxing your muscles, stretches, and keep riding it will ease up.
I am a runner who also suffered a hip fracture while training for a marathon last summer. I have to pay attention to my muscles while running and while on the bike.
+1 on relaxing your muscles, stretches, and keep riding it will ease up.
I am a runner who also suffered a hip fracture while training for a marathon last summer. I have to pay attention to my muscles while running and while on the bike.
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Would have to agree with liz.....30's, not 20's but kind of a moot point. 50's (and up) is better then the alternative!
Stretching, exercising and getting in better shape all around is definitely the best advice we should all work on for many reasons, not just riding.
I would add that stock bars on two different bikes have "helped" the sore neck condition in my case. Changing to Wild Ones on my RKC for example seems to have eliminated the neck tension completely or at least not until I hit the 300 - 350 mile range.
Stretching, exercising and getting in better shape all around is definitely the best advice we should all work on for many reasons, not just riding.
I would add that stock bars on two different bikes have "helped" the sore neck condition in my case. Changing to Wild Ones on my RKC for example seems to have eliminated the neck tension completely or at least not until I hit the 300 - 350 mile range.
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