My lower back hurts so much after I go cycling and put some energy on the pedals (lumbar pain, can’t walk straight, acute pain when lying down and getting up…) Is my posture wrong?? I’m 1,86 m / 6’1 + gravel bike
My lower back hurts so much after I go cycling and put some energy on the pedals (lumbar pain, can’t walk straight, acute pain when lying down and getting up…) Is my posture wrong?? I’m 1,86 m / 6’1 + gravel bike
byu/mydriase inbicycling
by mydriase
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Your saddle is too high, very high actually, and your reach is too long.
For context I like to go for rides occasionally, I’m not super physically active but have a lot of power I m y legs which I like to use in an explosive way, ie: push hard to go fast.
The last two Times I went riding (this was last summer and jus last week — I didn’t get much time in between 😭) I immediately started to feel a very acute pain in my lower back, it’s very assymetrical and can only be mitigated by time and stretching.
It’s super annoying and I suspect there’s something wrong with the way I’m sitting on my bike and pedaling
Thanks n