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Old 08-28-23 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Iride01
Usually for me such pain is all about how much I have to lift my head to see down the road. If you are having to crane your neck to do the same, then check that your helmet isn't blocking your view down the road. If you look up with your eyes the less of your helmet that is blocking your view the better... at least for your neck. So see if your helmet has a way to adjust it's tilt so the front of it is higher on your forehead. If your helmet has a removable visor, then try a few rides with the visor removed.
I'm not the OP, but I believe you gave me the same advice when I said I had a sore neck after lowering my handlebar. That turned out to be spot-on. I'd had a visor attached to my helmet, and I had to crane my neck to prevent the visor from blocking my view. I took the visor out and adjusted my head angle. Now the neck pain is gone, even with my handlebar even lower than when I first asked about it. So... thank you!
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