Originally Posted by yeamac

Is it just your positioning? Might want to read up on the topic of back pain on a bike and things to alleviate it, like a suspension seat post. I've read dozens of reviews of men with back problems claiming a suspension seat post enables them to ride without back pain. I suffer from back pain, which is in part why I quit riding my bike a number of years ago, as riding seemed to aggravate it. I've gotten back into cycling this year and added a suspension seat post (EEsilk) as a preemptive measure. I did my first ride on my Cannondale Topstone Neo without the suspension seat post, and my second ride with the suspension seat post, and I could tell a difference in comfort with the suspension seat post added. Subtle, but definitely a difference, especially for the rough sections of road.