Originally Posted by
PoorInRichfield
I'm pretty sure it's the latter (you stay active) that allows you to do the former (rotate hips). I have a desk job and while I stay active outside of work, hours of sedentary work really takes it's toll on flexibility. In addition, years of cycling and perhaps physiology I was born with have left me very inflexible and it only gets worse if I don't actively stretch and work-out.
I'm stretching and working-out ON the bike.
I'm an active (restless?) rider, not a passive seated spinner. Maybe why I seldom have an issue with saddles or handlebar wrap. But I'm not a daily distance rider, solo metric century would be my enjoyable limit these days, which would require a rest day following. 100miles per week is my realistic goal about 35-40 weeks per year.
My personal observation is that my 35 cycling years have not contributed to inflexibility.
Workout =
practice deep breathing,
rapid breathing,
suck in the gut,
work different leg muscles with different positions (climbing, on-th-rivet, relaxed touring),
arms in different positions supporting little or much of my upper body
suck in the gut,
sprint occasionally,
stand and stretch.
Repeat often.
etc.
But I recognize the trends toward endurance geometry, fat tires run soft, suspension/damping road frames, headset suspension systems. My coming concession will probably be disc e-bike for hilly mixed surface rides. Hopefully, next decade.