[RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[st nick]

I see there are plenty of older folks on this list  me included.
I'm in the early 70's group also.
Upright bars are on all my bikes now.I've occasionally mounted drop bars with a 
taller stem but then switched back to upright bars.
I just no longer like riding in the drops so no need for drop bars for me.
Plus I like the convenient position of thumbies and brake levers on my upright 
bars.
I'm still pretty limber to lift a leg over a regular diamond frame TT but keep 
a lookout for a Clem or Platypus for the future. However they appear to be 
scarce.
My average speed has also dropped but like someone else mentioned I don't 
really care about that.

I'm glad still still be able to ride and enjoy it a lot.
Many my age I know are not able to ride and a third of my high school 
graduating class are already deceased. 
One has to count their blessings I think.
Safe riding, 
Paul in Dallas 
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Re: [RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[Richard Rose]

I (&67) have discovered that I can still ride drops, but I choose not to. I had 
kind of gravitated to a more upright position & am now “full monty” with the 
Clem. Recently several traditional road bikes fell into my temporary 
stewardship. Most are too big for me but there is this one - a drop dead 
gorgeous J.P. Weigle - that fits me to a “T”. I can ride it, but why would I? 
The Clem is right here.:)

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> On Sep 26, 2022, at 12:56 AM, Kim Hetzel  wrote:
> 
> 
> As we get older, the handlebars get higher and the gears get lower.
> 
> I used to ride in the drops for 40 years. It affected my posture a lot to the 
> point that I had to retire my favorite bike and find a different one. I 
> longed to ride upright.
> 
> At 67 years old, I now ride and feel very comfortable riding my new Clem 
> Smith Jr. "L" bicycle. 
> 
> Kim Hetzel
> Yelm, WA.
> 
>> On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 6:19:11 PM UTC-7 kwi...@weimar.edu wrote:
>> Yes, I used to be 6’7” tall.  At 62, I am now one inch shorter.  I have 
>> moved my saddle closer to the bars.  It immediately solved my aching lower 
>> back on steep climbs.
>> 
>>> On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 'Charlie' via RBW Owners Bunch 
>>>  wrote:
>>>  I USED TO RIDE ON DROP BARS . ONE TIME I NOTICED I WAS RIDING ON THE TOPS 
>>> ONLY.  SO I CHANGED TO UP BARS ( 3 SPEED BARS ) . I HAD LOST 2-3 INCHES IN 
>>> MY HEIGHT.
>>> I NOW RIDE A SMALLER BIKE .
>>> Charlie Petry JENERSVILLE PA
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Re: [RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[James Valiensi]

Hi,
I noticed that shorter stems felt better. I measured my height and I think I 
lost an inch or more (I’m 59). So, the shorter stem makes since, but my saddle 
height hasn’t changed. 
Before the pandemic my favorite bike had the bars about 4” lower than the 
saddle. At the end of the ride, it felt like I peeled my self off the bike, 
like bare legs on a vinyl seat on a hot sticky day. Durning the pandemic the 
low handlebars became too painful to ride and I started raising them. I’m much 
happier with the center of the bars about the same height as the saddle. I sit 
more upright, and as a result have much less back and neck pain. On the down 
side, I couldn’t mod my favorite bike and it is no longer used. 
Best-
James

> On Sep 25, 2022, at 9:26 PM, Kim Hetzel  wrote:
> 
> As we get older, the handlebars get higher and the gears get lower.
> 
> I used to ride in the drops for 40 years. It affected my posture a lot to the 
> point that I had to retire my favorite bike and find a different one. I 
> longed to ride upright.
> 
> At 67 years old, I now ride and feel very comfortable riding my new Clem 
> Smith Jr. "L" bicycle. 
> 
> Kim Hetzel
> Yelm, WA.
> 
> On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 6:19:11 PM UTC-7 kwi...@weimar.edu wrote:
> Yes, I used to be 6’7” tall.  At 62, I am now one inch shorter.  I have moved 
> my saddle closer to the bars.  It immediately solved my aching lower back on 
> steep climbs.
> 
> On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 'Charlie' via RBW Owners Bunch 
>  > wrote:
>  I USED TO RIDE ON DROP BARS . ONE TIME I NOTICED I WAS RIDING ON THE TOPS 
> ONLY.  SO I CHANGED TO UP BARS ( 3 SPEED BARS ) . I HAD LOST 2-3 INCHES IN MY 
> HEIGHT.
> I NOW RIDE A SMALLER BIKE .
> Charlie Petry JENERSVILLE PA
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Re: [RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[Kim Hetzel]

As we get older, the handlebars get higher and the gears get lower.

I used to ride in the drops for 40 years. It affected my posture a lot to 
the point that I had to retire my favorite bike and find a different one. I 
longed to ride upright.

At 67 years old, I now ride and feel very comfortable riding my new Clem 
Smith Jr. "L" bicycle. 

Kim Hetzel
Yelm, WA.

On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 6:19:11 PM UTC-7 kwi...@weimar.edu wrote:

> Yes, I used to be 6’7” tall.  At 62, I am now one inch shorter.  I have 
> moved my saddle closer to the bars.  It immediately solved my aching lower 
> back on steep climbs.
>
> On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 'Charlie' via RBW Owners Bunch <
> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>>  I USED TO RIDE ON DROP BARS . ONE TIME I NOTICED I WAS RIDING ON THE 
>> TOPS ONLY.  SO I CHANGED TO UP BARS ( 3 SPEED BARS ) . I HAD LOST 2-3 
>> INCHES IN MY HEIGHT.
>> I NOW RIDE A SMALLER BIKE .
>> Charlie Petry JENERSVILLE PA
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Re: [RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[Karl Wilcox]

Yes, I used to be 6’7” tall.  At 62, I am now one inch shorter.  I have
moved my saddle closer to the bars.  It immediately solved my aching lower
back on steep climbs.

On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 'Charlie' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:

>  I USED TO RIDE ON DROP BARS . ONE TIME I NOTICED I WAS RIDING ON THE TOPS
> ONLY.  SO I CHANGED TO UP BARS ( 3 SPEED BARS ) . I HAD LOST 2-3 INCHES IN
> MY HEIGHT.
> I NOW RIDE A SMALLER BIKE .
> Charlie Petry JENERSVILLE PA
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Re: [RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[aeroperf]

Ouch.  Difference in reach - 25mm, not cm.
 

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Re: [RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

[Jon Dukeman]

Yes getting old is a slippery slope.

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 8:27 AM 'Charlie' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:

>  I USED TO RIDE ON DROP BARS . ONE TIME I NOTICED I WAS RIDING ON THE TOPS
> ONLY.  SO I CHANGED TO UP BARS ( 3 SPEED BARS ) . I HAD LOST 2-3 INCHES IN
> MY HEIGHT.
> I NOW RIDE A SMALLER BIKE .
> Charlie Petry JENERSVILLE PA
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[RBW] YOUR BACK SHRINKING

['Charlie' via RBW Owners Bunch]

  I USED TO RIDE ON DROP BARS . ONE TIME I NOTICED I WAS RIDING ON THE TOPS 
ONLY.  SO I CHANGED TO UP BARS ( 3 SPEED BARS ) . I HAD LOST 2-3 INCHES IN 
MY HEIGHT.
I NOW RIDE A SMALLER BIKE .
Charlie Petry JENERSVILLE PA

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