riding position on meta 5.3

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[maggsy99]

anybody help me out been riding for a few months on my meta 5.3 and having lower back ache now and again thinking of getting a 50mm thomson stem and some easton ea70 riser bars to make my position more upright when riding, does anybody think this will solve problem and has anybody else had position problems .......

[mc]

Lower back ache can be caused by a variety of things.

Back pack too loose, causing it to bounce about on your back on rough stuff.

Saddle just a bit too high, causing you hips to sway slightly when pedalling.

Lack of core body strength (I've got to do sit-ups/ab crunches reguarly to prevent lower back ache, as I do a lot of manual work my back muscles are far stronger, which creates an imbalance that only becomes apparent when pushing hard on the bike)

Bike set-up, but bike set-up is more of a personal thing. I've ridden bikes with long top tubes/long stems, and suffered just as badly with back ache as I do with a short top tube/short stem.


As regards to trying different set-ups, try borrowing bits of mates.
There are some general guidelines for bike set-up, but they should only be used a basic starting point.