Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
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Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby jet-ski » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:26 pm
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby Schmenz » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:53 pm
does it sit flat against your back or is it slung low?
Have you ridden since without it and is it twinge free?
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby trailgumby » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:57 pm
Sitting on your backside 8 hours a day at a desk job does not help one's core strength. 9kg is not particularly light.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby jet-ski » Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:59 pm
I have 3 bikes with racks, but they are boring. The roadie is newish hence I want to ride it.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby Schmenz » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:29 pm
when u stand up, if it sits away from the back, pull it up until it sits flat. try that and see how it goes.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby Baalzamon » Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:12 pm
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby AndyTheMan » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:15 am
1. Keep the pack as light as possible - don't carry a whole heap of crap around if you can avoid it;
2. Have good fitting packpack with properly adjustable straps (including a strap across the chest and one across the stomach/waist. They don't have to be expensive to be good - I have one from Anaconda that I bought for about $25 which is perfect - its based on a camelback type of design (ie its made to carry 3 litres of water) but if I remove the bladder and its a perfect little cycling pack!
3. Have the pack up between your shoulder blades (not down near your lower back). I did spring cycle with mine (plus the ride there and home) so about 70kms in total with no issues.
Of course, I only use the backpack on rare occassions - if you are doing this as a regular commute it might be worth getting paniers or a rack or somethin g a bit more permanent.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby jet-ski » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:33 pm
I got an old steel roadie last weekend which I should be able to set up as similar geometry to my TCR and put a rack on it if I want, just waiting for new brake levers and long reach brakes for it since I swapped it from 700c to 27" and at the moment it only has a front brake....the problem with my other bikes is that two of them are flat bars, and one is the Surly which is more relaxed geo than the roadie, and I find myself really enjoying the more aggressive geo of the TCR. Problem is sometimes needing to carry stuff!
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby Mrfenejeans » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:59 am
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby rustychisel » Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:22 pm
I commute with a backpack on fixed gear, never really thought about it, but stop start sprinting and traffic jamming is a great workout. YMMV.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby jules21 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:09 pm
i think he meant the commute was 9 ks, not the backpack.toolonglegs wrote:My back pack is 9 - 10kgs ...no way I put it on my back for my commute...too much pressure on my lower back.
+ 1 for stretches - lie flat on your stomach and push up with your hands on the floor, but your lower body (upto pelvis) remaining on the floor (i.e. arching your back). 10 reps is good.Baalzamon wrote:Are you doing any back stretching or core work at all?
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby skull » Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:30 pm
Meh, mine is around that on some days. I just HTFU and ride, however I have had a few years in the Army behind me where we have carried in excess of 60kgs thru massive mountains on operations. So I would say I am pretty conditioned for 10kgs.toolonglegs wrote:My back pack is 9 - 10kgs ...no way I put it on my back for my commute...too much pressure on my lower back.
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Postby trailgumby » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:46 pm
I would too. A marked contrast to us soft office workers.skull wrote:Meh, mine is around that on some days. I just HTFU and ride, however I have had a few years in the Army behind me where we have carried in excess of 60kgs thru massive mountains on operations. So I would say I am pretty conditioned for 10kgs.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby Schmenz » Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:09 pm
This s huge. I am constantly yelling at my patients about this. It drives me mad. Low back pain will constantly keep coming back if you do this. It's basically a 1" orthotic under ur butt. Don't do it!Mrfenejeans wrote:I to have desk job and found that sitting with my wallet in my back pocket was causing me to have terrible lower back pain as it caused me to be constantly off balance.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:04 pm
However, unrelated to riding I have had back spasms for about twenty years. As soon as they come back I get straight onto stretches and carry on with them for a week or so - Nothing complicated, just "praying to allah" position on past advice of my physio. Hugely successful.
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Re: Backpack on roadie = twinge in lower back
Postby lethoso » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:56 pm
yeah, I'd say riding with a backpack on a unicycle is an entirely different prospect to doing it on a roady.ColinOldnCranky wrote:While my riding posture is obviously not the same as most
Personally I think the position on a roady just makes it a bad prospect:
Now it's unlikely your position is quite so low, but even still, i think it illustrates the point I'm trying to make - your back is quite curved while riding. This is fine unloaded, but it's putting you in a bad position to carry to carry any weight.
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