Originally Posted by
knoxtnhorn
About 15 minutes in, I shifted to the highest resistance and the highest gears and did about 10 sets of "push until your legs can't take it any more".
I don't think it's climbing per se, but pushing too high a gear. I have back issues and cycling actually helps in general. However, spinning slow and pushing high gears causes pain over time in my lower back muscles.
Originally Posted by
ThinLine
I have had 2 lower back spinal surgical procedures and my neuro-surgeons say cycling helps. Get this one; my lower back actually feels better when climbing or out of the saddle in general.....Go figure.
Same here. If my back is bothering me I often feel better by going for a ride.
Anyway, good luck to you mine is a unique circumstance I'm sure. I don't wish lower back pain on any-one. In reality, the back pain is nothing compared to the horrendous nerve pain which rips down ones leg.
I've actually been unable to walk much less ride when that happens. Luckily it's not very often. I'd love to make it go away permanently.