Leaning forward more on a mountain bike or a road bike?
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Leaning forward more on a mountain bike or a road bike?
I thought i'd ask in here because I'm not convinced of what I heard.
A local bike fitter (Specialized dealer) informed me that a mountain bike geometry promotes leaning forward more than a road bike, which is one of the reasons why mountain biking is harder on the lower back.
?? Well, this is the first I've heard of this.
Regardless of the back pain comment, has anyone heard this leaning geometry comment before? Or something to that effect?
A local bike fitter (Specialized dealer) informed me that a mountain bike geometry promotes leaning forward more than a road bike, which is one of the reasons why mountain biking is harder on the lower back.
?? Well, this is the first I've heard of this.
Regardless of the back pain comment, has anyone heard this leaning geometry comment before? Or something to that effect?
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You mean you can tuck better than this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cmphoto/2670010069/
on a mountain bike?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cmphoto/2670010069/
on a mountain bike?
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Not sure about leaning geometry, but MTB frames usually have longer top tubes, because of straight vs drop bars. I guess if you put drop bars on a MTB with the same length stem, it would stretch you out more.
I put a shorter adjustable stem on my MTB tourer with drop bars, for this, and to raise the bars some.
I put a shorter adjustable stem on my MTB tourer with drop bars, for this, and to raise the bars some.
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don't you lean forward on a MTB to go uphill (for traction) and lean forward on both for downhill (for speed)?
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my older mtn bike has a 22" frame. i only use it for riding on pavement. i was riding my old schwinn collegiate w/upright bars for a few weeks and when i got back on the mtn bike i almost crashed in the first block. whoa, my balance was really messed up. i did not feel comfortable for at least 1 hr of the ride. strange sensation.
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I thought i'd ask in here because I'm not convinced of what I heard.
A local bike fitter (Specialized dealer) informed me that a mountain bike geometry promotes leaning forward more than a road bike, which is one of the reasons why mountain biking is harder on the lower back.
?? Well, this is the first I've heard of this.
Regardless of the back pain comment, has anyone heard this leaning geometry comment before? Or something to that effect?
A local bike fitter (Specialized dealer) informed me that a mountain bike geometry promotes leaning forward more than a road bike, which is one of the reasons why mountain biking is harder on the lower back.
?? Well, this is the first I've heard of this.
Regardless of the back pain comment, has anyone heard this leaning geometry comment before? Or something to that effect?
Having said that, though, the FRAME geometry--head and seat tube angles etc.--doesn't vary much from one bike to another. Most of the change in seating position comes from the stem length and height, with some probably from the saddle fore-and-aft. If you're having back problems, try a stem change.
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i think it's how you set the bike up. i lean forward pretty aggressively on my road bike, because that is how it was set up, and also on one of my mountain bikes, but on my two other mountain bikes i'm more upright.
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Yes, definitely as you get around the +/-16% gradients and up.
Downhill is more of a neutral position, but definitely leaning back if it's too steep, so you don't endo (over the handlebars you go!).
Downhill is more of a neutral position, but definitely leaning back if it's too steep, so you don't endo (over the handlebars you go!).
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