I think sore lower back is just part of getting older….believe me, I know exactly what you are describing. I have been good most of the year but fall yard clean up, pulling out the air conditioner, a whole season of riding, it all contributes to a sore back. If you are pretty happy with your bike setup, I would not start changing it. Rough trails, standing and grinding up the steep hills, that will put stress on my back and I will pay for it. Best to have a professional take a look at your back first, make sure it is not something going on.
On Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 8:37:04 AM UTC-5 Jay wrote: > I think I mentioned in another thread about some issues I had with my > lower back but as it just flared up yesterday, wanted to ask for some > thoughts/opinions. I know it's all personal, many factors at play (not > just cycling), but maybe others have had a similar experience to me and > identified cause(s) and changes to help. > > About 2-3 times a year I get a sore lower back. It comes out of the blue > (wake up, feeling 100%, sit down at a desk, get up and ouch). Talked to > chiropractor and osteopath about it, neither knows the cause. They > recommend workouts and stretching routines which I follow religiously. > Past couple of months have been really good as the osteopath had me > following some stretching routines that were really good for entire upper > body. I was surprised this happened yesterday morning. I would really > like to nip this for good. > > Assuming this is cycling related, or exacerbated by cycling, I was > thinking of two possible causes: > - How I sit on the saddle in terms of my lower back/pelvis (sometimes to > keep my shoulders from rolling forward, I may arch my lower back inwards, I > try not to, but it can happen) > - Second is riding rough terrain (if I ride gravel trails a few days in a > row, maybe it beats me up, compresses the discs in lower spine) > > Thanks > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f9c3cc74-e394-460c-b27f-95f10a2cd3afn%40googlegroups.com.
