Wrathchild
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And it seems to not happen if I am "active" on the bike, like riding too fast tensing up my core, or fighting a heavy wind. If I just sit relaxed on the bike, the pain is almost unbearable even with 600mg of ibuprofen.
This is killing me because I can't just sit and relax for a nice ride, and I don't think there is any way I can do my long trip this spring if this continues.
This is a new pain since the past several months, I did a 2200 mile trip last year on a different bike and only had base of neck pain, since then if anything I have gotten in BETTER shape by dropping 50lbs.
I have changed seats from Sargent to OEM, my butt is much happier but no change on my back
I have done ROX risers, I can't really say if they improved the situation with this particular pain at all, but I don't think so.
I have tried sitting more forward, sitting further back, the ONLY things that seem to prevent it, are things that keep my core muscles engaged.
Does this just mean that I need to build my core strength? I am definitely no weaker in that respect than I was before and I didn't have this pain.
*I also get this pain sitting up without back support even on a chair. The only thing that makes it go away when it gets bad is laying flat on my back.
It only seems to happen when I am stationary and my core muscles aren't engaged.
Simple solution seems to be, keep my core engaged
But that isn't going to make a long road trip enjoyable if I can't just enjoy the ride and have to concentrate on squeezing my abs lol.
This is killing me because I can't just sit and relax for a nice ride, and I don't think there is any way I can do my long trip this spring if this continues.
This is a new pain since the past several months, I did a 2200 mile trip last year on a different bike and only had base of neck pain, since then if anything I have gotten in BETTER shape by dropping 50lbs.
I have changed seats from Sargent to OEM, my butt is much happier but no change on my back
I have done ROX risers, I can't really say if they improved the situation with this particular pain at all, but I don't think so.
I have tried sitting more forward, sitting further back, the ONLY things that seem to prevent it, are things that keep my core muscles engaged.
Does this just mean that I need to build my core strength? I am definitely no weaker in that respect than I was before and I didn't have this pain.
*I also get this pain sitting up without back support even on a chair. The only thing that makes it go away when it gets bad is laying flat on my back.
It only seems to happen when I am stationary and my core muscles aren't engaged.
Simple solution seems to be, keep my core engaged
But that isn't going to make a long road trip enjoyable if I can't just enjoy the ride and have to concentrate on squeezing my abs lol.