Originally Posted by
SevenTwentyNine
Just saw this later post... My point exactly. Why do you feel the need to sit bent over (i.e. in a more aggressive position) just because you're on a road bike. It's perfectly fine to sit up straighter on a road bike too.
There is nothing wrong is sitting up straighter on a road bike at all. They makes road bikes like this for people like you and they're in the endurance geometry category.
With the use of spacers and a positive rise stem you can have a very comfortable position on the bike.
When you get your new bike tell the person at the bike shop the following - use more spacers and make the stem rise up to make the bike more comfortable because I'm not flexible.
I will deff do a more endurance stance for my next frame, I am not willing to give up muscle mass for cycling. I love the weights more than the road, that being said I am loving cycling, especially hill climbs. I had thought about getting a cycle cross bike but was unsure how I would do in group rides on the road with it. At least now I am able to keep up, be it with some numbness in my fingers lol.
So much great advice and I am very thankful to everyone. I think I am going to move my seat forward a centimeter or two and get a longer stem equal to the amount I move the seat.
Swung by a local shop and was able to communicate with them what was going on and they threw on a slightly longer stem but inverted to see if that helps. It feels better, I think now it is just getting used to riding and forcing myself to ride properly, or ride wrong and learn my lesson in "blood."
