Been having some tightness in my shoulders when riding. Does this mean I should get a shorter stem? Or is it any other fit related issue? Curious to see if anyone deals with the same issue
by mrbucketsz
Been having some tightness in my shoulders when riding. Does this mean I should get a shorter stem? Or is it any other fit related issue? Curious to see if anyone deals with the same issue
by mrbucketsz
5 Comments
Where specifically:
– Outside shoulders on your arms?
– Top by your neck?
– Back between the shoulder blades?
Sometimes it could be due to your posture while cycling (at least that’s the case with me). I was so used to an upright cycling position so I was always trying to push myself up which caused the tightness in my shoulders. Relaxing my shoulders and bending my elbows helped with that significantly.
I’m no physio-cyclo-therapist but the angle of grips going inward makes me think your shoulder issue may stem from the hand grip angle. I’m riding some kind of a droped bullhorns and have an opposite angle on the horizontal part of my handlebars and it feels quite natural, letting my shoulders turn slightly outwards and open my chest a bit
Try out some bars with backsweep for a more upright posture
I’d recommend lowering your seat post a cm or two and flipping your handlebars so they’re angled down