Road Cycling - What a pain in the neck, literally!

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ockey53
07-26-03, 01:03 PM
Hey guys and gals, I'll bet I'm not the only one with this problem. After about riding for 30 mins or so, if I keep my head parallel to the ground... my neck starts hurting. I know it's not the most natural position of your neck to be in.

Is there anything you can do to "treat" this? Exercise? Longer rides? What are your thoughts....?

-Dan the Man-

Rich Clark
07-26-03, 01:57 PM
While stretching, strengthening excercises, and acclimatization can all contribute to relieving this, there's a more direct and obvious solution:

Raise your handlebars. On a road bike, you do this by substituting a stem with more rise.

RichC


Oh, and of course don't use a visor on your helmet, if applicable.