Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
It's simple: you have a weak back. So strengthen it. The first thing to do is start a program to fix it. Since you're starting at the bottom, buy yourself a copy of
Core Advantage, start at the beginning and over the course of a year, work your way through it. Give yourself a whole year and keep at it, even though your back will start getting better in a month.
Once your core is functional again, you might want to expand on it by doing some upper body work at a gym.
You're experiencing muscle spasms in your back. Back in the day, doctors would prescribe rest and muscle relaxants. Finally some bright person figured out that a weak back needs to be worked, not rested. When I had a similar problem, I worked my back pretty good, until it started to hurt, then I'd rest it for a day, then work it again. After a while I could work it every day.
I doubt very much that it's a bike fit problem. If your core is strong, fit becomes largely irrelevant.
Thank you all for the replies! I forgot to mention that I also do strengthening excercises, including for my core. In fact, it was the morning of my latest injury that I did my core excercise for the week. I did planks (held for 1.5 minutes), side planks (30 seconds each side, twice) and side bends (worked my way up to 60 lbs. each side for 10 reps). Is this good enough for core strength?