Hi,
I'm a new poster here, and I'm newly diagnosed with scoliosis. I'm also a new cyclist, having just learned to ride a couple of weeks before I was diagnosed. I have about a 5-10 percent curve upward and forward to the right, giving me the appearance of 'leading' with my right shoulder. I've managed to train myself to get into a good posture when standing and when sitting on a normal chair, but even with having the handlebars raised on my bike, I'm still leading with my right shoulder. I'm having a lot of muscle fatigue in the right shoulder blade area. Since I'm riding up to 100 miles a week currently, this is of concern to me.
I ride a Trek Navigator 3.0, a bike that's designed to keep the rider in a more upright position than most bikes. I have the handle bars raised as far as they will go. I'm 6 feet, 250 pounds, and age 41. I've also lost 137 pounds over the past 17 months through proper eating and exercise alone.
Any suggestions for how I should proceed? At this point, I feel I have five options:
1. Find a way to keep upright on a diamond frame bike such as my Navigator;
2. switch to a recumbent bicycle or tricycle;
3. see if a change to a forward riding position, such as on a road bike, could work for me. Transferring some of the weight to my arms and shoulders might force them to remain level, provided I could keep a flat back. I've come across a case of at least one man with scoliosis who rides this way.
4. Try one of the new design bikes with lumbar support like the Giant Revive or the Day Six bicycle.
5. Give up riding.
Number 5 is not an option I'm willing to consider. Please, any suggestions to help me avoid that fate are welcome.
Thank you,
Neil Brennen
http://historian2wheels.blogspot.com/
I'm a new poster here, and I'm newly diagnosed with scoliosis. I'm also a new cyclist, having just learned to ride a couple of weeks before I was diagnosed. I have about a 5-10 percent curve upward and forward to the right, giving me the appearance of 'leading' with my right shoulder. I've managed to train myself to get into a good posture when standing and when sitting on a normal chair, but even with having the handlebars raised on my bike, I'm still leading with my right shoulder. I'm having a lot of muscle fatigue in the right shoulder blade area. Since I'm riding up to 100 miles a week currently, this is of concern to me.
I ride a Trek Navigator 3.0, a bike that's designed to keep the rider in a more upright position than most bikes. I have the handle bars raised as far as they will go. I'm 6 feet, 250 pounds, and age 41. I've also lost 137 pounds over the past 17 months through proper eating and exercise alone.
Any suggestions for how I should proceed? At this point, I feel I have five options:
1. Find a way to keep upright on a diamond frame bike such as my Navigator;
2. switch to a recumbent bicycle or tricycle;
3. see if a change to a forward riding position, such as on a road bike, could work for me. Transferring some of the weight to my arms and shoulders might force them to remain level, provided I could keep a flat back. I've come across a case of at least one man with scoliosis who rides this way.
4. Try one of the new design bikes with lumbar support like the Giant Revive or the Day Six bicycle.
5. Give up riding.
Number 5 is not an option I'm willing to consider. Please, any suggestions to help me avoid that fate are welcome.
Thank you,
Neil Brennen
http://historian2wheels.blogspot.com/
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