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Old 09-16-08, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by knzn
"The thing that you haven't told us is what specifically you don't like about each of your two bikes."With my mountain bike, my lower back and butt do not get sore, but my hands are toast in 30-40 minutes, and with the (LOW) flat bars, I have no alternative positions for them.
I'd try a pair of bar ends. They can make a world of difference because let you rotate your wrists 90 degrees. If your bars dodn't have any rise to them you might think about shortening them by about 3/4" on each side too.
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