Originally Posted by Machka

Just wondering if any of you have experienced this ... and if you solved it.


I've started doing more climbing recently, and have been having a back pain I've never experienced before.

Mid-ride, my mid-back starts hurting. It starts on the right side almost mid-way between the bottom of my shoulder blade and my waist, just to the right of my spine. Eventually it spreads to be a band across my whole back from the bottom of my shoulder blade to my waist.

This morning, after our climbing ride yesterday, I could hardly move because of this band of pain.

It's sort of like DOMs ... it's sort of like when I sprained my back years ago ...


I'm wondering about ...

-- my position on the bicycle while I climb.
-- my core strength... which could use some work.
-- my flexibility ... or complete and utter lack of it.
-- or whether it is something else ... like the heavy backpack I carry around during the week or my office chair.