Hey there (from the alps, Switzerland)
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Hey there (from the alps, Switzerland)
Hi there! I'm Anne, and I will probably be more likely to egoistically ask for knowledge than to provide it! Maybe with time... Hopefully I can at least give some tips about touring in the alps and Europe in the touring thread... and I have a pHd in the complicated subject that is bike policies of European train companies if that is ever useful to anyone... (I don't really have a phD mind you)
Anyway I very much appreciate the fact that some people are willing to give their time and share their knowledge with the wider community. A hundred thank you for this!
Hopefully I'll find some answers to my questions and some questions to things I didn't think about in the first place too. Namaste!
Anyway I very much appreciate the fact that some people are willing to give their time and share their knowledge with the wider community. A hundred thank you for this!
Hopefully I'll find some answers to my questions and some questions to things I didn't think about in the first place too. Namaste!
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Welcome Anne. This is the place for cycling knowledge. I’ve learned so, so much here.
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Welcome. It would be nice to get some insight on European travel.
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Hello Anna. A 25m fall is very serious. I'm glad you are able to still consider cycling
https://jimlangley.net/wrench/bicycleparts.html The link shows the names of bike parts and where located. The stem holds the handlebar in place. It can be seen that the stem has an angle so that flipping it over changes the position of the bar. Stems come in different lengths, say 75mm, 90mm, 100mm or more. They also come in different angles and some can raise the bar quite a bit. They are also relatively inexpensive and simple to change so that installing a new one yourself is easy. I hope you can find comfort with an easy solution.
While your therapist may be completely conversant with bike fitting. give some thought to the question of maintaining a straight back. Expert bike fitters like to see a straight back because a hunched over back or one hollowed like an old sway backed horse can cause excess compression on one side of the spine. As a person with life long back issues, I like to think of folding at the hip rather than bending at the waist.
Now you owe the forum some photos of the Alps.
https://jimlangley.net/wrench/bicycleparts.html The link shows the names of bike parts and where located. The stem holds the handlebar in place. It can be seen that the stem has an angle so that flipping it over changes the position of the bar. Stems come in different lengths, say 75mm, 90mm, 100mm or more. They also come in different angles and some can raise the bar quite a bit. They are also relatively inexpensive and simple to change so that installing a new one yourself is easy. I hope you can find comfort with an easy solution.
While your therapist may be completely conversant with bike fitting. give some thought to the question of maintaining a straight back. Expert bike fitters like to see a straight back because a hunched over back or one hollowed like an old sway backed horse can cause excess compression on one side of the spine. As a person with life long back issues, I like to think of folding at the hip rather than bending at the waist.
Now you owe the forum some photos of the Alps.