I'm 83 years old. If that doesn't turn off 90% of you, thanks for hanging in there. This coming spring I'll be riding a 400 to 500 tour somewhere in Europe -- probably France. As background info, I have an active history. Five running marathons (last one fifteen years ago) a long bike tour ten years ago (Blue Ridge Parkway in USA), and have done three long distance walks in the last few years (200 miles, 133 miles, and 70 miles).

My question goes to bike set-up. (I'll be renting a bike and want to get a reasonable fit before leaving the rental shop). On my only tour I vividly recall neck pain in the last few hundred miles. In retrospect it seems reasonable that I could have avoided (or at least lessened) that with higher bars and a more upright posture. At the time I didn't have enough common sense to make that change. (Oh, by-the-way, someone has suggested the rather obvious move of removing the visor from my helmet! Why didn't I think of that?)

So...does the group have any guidance? All suggestions appreciated.

John