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What hurts the most after biking for you? |
Leg muscles |
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57% |
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Knees |
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Upper body |
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28% |
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Other (post?) |
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14% |
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:44 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:00 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:16 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:21 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:12 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:36 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:31 am
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When I was a little kid, the bike I had was set up for a person to ride British-style: Sitting upright, almost like in a chair, and arms forward but low. I'm not British, but my dad set up the bike that way (I don't know why, he's not British either).
Now that I'm an adult, all the bikes are set up to ride American-style, and I don't know how to adjust them. American-style bike riding means leaning way over, like you're perpetually bending over to pick something up. I find that what hurts worst during and after bike riding are my bent lower back, my shoulders, upper arms, and of course my tummy (because bending over makes my waistband tighter over my stomach).
My leg muscles have always been the strongest part of me, just like the vast majority of women, so those don't really get sore unless I'm riding up lots of hills and/or riding all dang day long.
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:11 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:08 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:31 am
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Crying: That actually makes a lot of sense to me. My leg muscles are the strongest/most worked muscles I have.
Cat: I have a hybrid bike, so I do hunch over a little on occasion. I ride with my arms straight, for the most part.
Divash: Woah, that's bizarre. I actually have a hybrid bike, which has the body of a mountain bike, so I usually sit straight up.
Angel: A little over an hour. 11 miles of hills (which are quite large and abundant because of the area I live in) and flat for the rest. The 11 are part of my staple route, the flat part varies depending on how much I feel like riding on the canal path.
Thanks for all the comments, everyone! I've been working on paying conscience attention to my posture and have made a few small adjustments to my bike. I haven't felt sore, but the rides between my long ones are less than ten miles, so I don't have much to base this observation on. I plan on going on another 20+ mile bike ride before the end of the week, so we'll see how that goes...
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:04 am
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