Thank you all for your suggestions. I have arthritis of the hands and wrists, and unrelated, several degenerated spinal discs. These are generally not too much of a problem and I can still ride 30-40-50 miles but feel the aches and pain after. Bars higher helps the hands, but too upright hurts the back. So looking for that sweet spot of compromise.
Lee is correct about core strength and my exercise regime is varied and includes swimming, Pilates, yoga, stretching. My opinion about upright position on bikes: older folks need to avoid being too upright, as the road forces get transmitted directly up and down the spine. As we age, the shock absorbing discs get dessecated, shrink, and lose that ability to absorb shock. This makes it more likely to compress nerve roots as they exit the spine. A gentle arch is much better at shock absorption and each of us has to find that position for him/herself. Interesting to note the Grant, in recent years, seems to have moved to more upright positions. Is he not aging as well? Best, Alan On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 8:04:17 AM UTC-5, RichS wrote: > > Alan, I recently changed out the drops on my Atlantis to Albatross bars. > So far it’s been a good move. All pluses and no negatives. > 1. Upright position if desired. > 2. Multiple hand positions. > 3. Option to lean forward. > > I did cut 1.25” from the ends to reduce the amount the bars come back. Now > contemplating making the same change on my Hillborne. > > Regards, > Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
