Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Mountain View, CA USA and Golden, CO USA
Bikes: 97 Litespeed, 50-39-30x13-26 10 cogs, Campagnolo Ultrashift, retroreflective rims on SON28/PowerTap hubs
Adjustments are common and your handlebars are probably in the wrong place for you.
At 43 and 5'9.5" on a 55 center-to-top frame with a 55.5cm top tube I switched to a +6 degree 100mm stem (110mm was OK too) from 120mm -17 degrees.
My posture had gotten atrocious in spite of riding over 800 miles a month with some rides over 100 miles.
While you're the same height, your bike is bigger and you ride less.
Last edited by Drew Eckhardt; 08-10-16 at 02:45 PM.