View Single Post
Old 03-20-19, 09:54 AM
  #6  
Carbonfiberboy 
just another gosling
 
Carbonfiberboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Everett, WA
Posts: 19,528

Bikes: CoMo Speedster 2003, Trek 5200, CAAD 9, Fred 2004

Mentioned: 115 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3885 Post(s)
Liked 1,938 Times in 1,383 Posts
Naw, you just need to bend your elbows! Bend them a lot, keeping your elbows close to your body. If that makes your arms tired, do pushups. You could also post a photo of you on your bike. The pain in your upper back is from rounding your lower back. Roll your hips forward until your back is straight (look in a mirror) from the top of your shorts to your neck. That'll fix you right up. https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...discovery.html

Your reach is correct if, while seated with your forearms and cranks horizontal, your elbows are just in front of your knees.
__________________
Results matter
Carbonfiberboy is offline