Back problems after last tri
GGB
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Since the FGS Tri at the weekend I have had a very painful back at the base of the spine - looks like it will be a trip to the Chiro/physio again as have had back problems on and off for years.
One thing I noticed at the weekend when on the bike on the tri bars I was perched right on the end of the saddle - I know this is a bad thing and may well have contributed to the back problems. Will a reverseable seat post help with this or am I just barking up the wrong tree and should really just bite the bullet and start saving for a proper tri bike ?
Any advice on either back problems or seatpost/tribike query will be welcomed.
One thing I noticed at the weekend when on the bike on the tri bars I was perched right on the end of the saddle - I know this is a bad thing and may well have contributed to the back problems. Will a reverseable seat post help with this or am I just barking up the wrong tree and should really just bite the bullet and start saving for a proper tri bike ?
Any advice on either back problems or seatpost/tribike query will be welcomed.
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My own opinion is Tri bike does aero better, I have lower back problems, spodilitis and an arthritic left shoulder yet am very comfy aero on my Focus Izalco
This is the voice of experience. I'm still taking foocking diazepam and coedine at the moment. My back goes into spasm quite a lot. I had a serious back injury when I was younger. Everything was fine until I was tinkering with the set-up on the bike.
However, I was informed that my hamstrings have tightened up quite a lot and that I'll prob need to go back to physio to sort it out. I'm not sure if this is common in triathlon or not but I would expect its a contributing factor in my case.
I'm guessing that a proper fitting is even more essential than normal and that a not too long reach will help to keep the weight back a bit - but I'm unsure if I wouldn't be better off getting a flat bar road bike.....
Also like all these things I suppose core stability is the key - sigh, I am working hard on it.
@ GGB tight hamstrings are really common with runners and cyclists and tight hamstrings or quads puts pressure on the tilt of the pelvis and therefore pressure on the lower back, I (try to) make a habit of stretching at least both those groups twice a day - have a particularly horrid quad stretch which my flat mate named "evil stretch" after seeing me with sweat breaking out on my forehead every morning!
It's a great stretch though - really does the job and gets the hip flexors too