tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post1034827700074658945..comments2024-03-14T10:19:04.234-07:00Comments on Taiwan In Cycles: In Taiwan Even Cycling Indoors Is UnsafeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-12493719256695656912011-01-12T18:19:57.863-08:002011-01-12T18:19:57.863-08:00I agree. There are lots of things that don;t quite...I agree. There are lots of things that don;t quite add up. Too low should be front of the knee. <br /><br />I think I simply tried to capture the overall message that people take fit for granted and then hurt themselves... It is not as easy as riding a bike.NONEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312011183953017842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-75157030300651830572011-01-12T18:16:24.499-08:002011-01-12T18:16:24.499-08:00The doctor's article is utterly confusing. Kne...The doctor's article is utterly confusing. Knee problems are due to saddle height. Too many people have the saddle too low causing problems in the front of the knee. Too high also causes stress on the back of the knee, Two reasons for neck pain: [A] A too low handlebar causes extra force on the head/neck and when fatiguing causes the neck shift forward on the cervical vertebate. [B] Too low handlebar may cause superextension of the neck and pressure on the vertebral discs. Both can cause vertrebal discs to shift (protude) touch the nerve and cause low ot high level of pain. Even headaches can be a pre-sign of this phenomenon. Lowering Intensity does not fix his issues, it may release fatigue and this shifting as described a [A]. BTW: Everything is unsafe when done too much or incorrectly. This all applies on any other exercise. Also don't wait to ask how to ride a bike until you get discomfort. Be proactive an ask before you step on te bike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-19983124483929600882011-01-11T23:06:05.639-08:002011-01-11T23:06:05.639-08:00I think one of the biggest issues with pain associ...I think one of the biggest issues with pain associated with riding is the lack of proper fitting by a qualified professional. I'm a big supporter of listening to your body in terms of how a bike fits you. There is a field dedicated to bike fitting but at the the end of the day the researchers still ask the questions of "how does this feel on a scale from 1-10" or "how does it feel?". This still makes bike fitting a very subjective, case specific topic with no set formula that will work for everyone. Short distances are manageable but those long 100-km rides will not mask improper bike positions on any bikes. Of course bike position is also specific to the type of riding that is done too. A professional's position will be more extreme than that of a amateur's cyclist's where they require a more relaxed and less aggressive positioning. My advice to most is to have a set of a guidelines setup to help with proper fitting and then follow it. Make minor but meaningful changes as most new bike positions need at least a few hundred kilometers to get a feel for before the rider can make any concrete judgements on the modified position. A slight adjustment of maybe 5 mm whether it'd be stem, saddle, handlebar, crank can mean the world of the difference so have a notebook to track down the changes and have a column for comfort level. Cycling is a sport associated with suffering but after a while you should be able to discern cycling pain and just pain from the positioning. Your body will tell you. Or you could just drop down 12000 nt at the Specialized Store to get the BG fitting system……My final thought towards bike position and fitting is that the best ones are the ones you don't feel. When you can drop 100, 150 or even 200 kms and not feel that you've been on the bike, that is the holy grail of all bike positions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575359365672140418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-32369629158820660382011-01-11T23:04:02.872-08:002011-01-11T23:04:02.872-08:00I totally agree!!!I totally agree!!!NONEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312011183953017842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-77458895763284643542011-01-11T23:01:22.311-08:002011-01-11T23:01:22.311-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575359365672140418noreply@blogger.com