"did you ever have the tailbone problem on your hybrid"
"no"
"Get on your hybrid for a minute." So I do.
"Look at how far forward you are leaning. On your road bike your more straight up and down. Get on your road bike." So I do that.
"Wow, I am more upright on the road bike."
"When we went and got your bike fitted, you told them that your handlebars felt far and away and too low, so they moved them in and up. Maybe we shouldn't have moved them up. Let's take out these spacers and drop the bars back down."
"Okay."
When we dropped the handle bars, it was almost a 2 inch drop. Being the end of the season and a summer of constant pressure on my tailbone, there was really no way of telling if this fix was going to work. But this summer, I'm riding. At first I was cautiously optimistic. 10 miles and I was okay. Well 10 miles last year and I'd be okay. I knew I had to put some miles on my bike to see if this would work. I knew I had to go at least 20 miles minimum. So about a week and a half ago, I did 20 miles on my own, and what do you know, no pain (aside from your average sit bone pain from not biking in several months). I was so excited!! I rode a few more 20 milers and still no pain!!!
Jason is a genius!!!
So now I'm back to just biking. And my summer goal is complete a century. Part of that is training and after talking with Rhi, a weekly goal of 100 miles was set. AND I DID IT. well at least this week. My sit bones are not used to this abuse, so padded shorts are a must. I went on a 30 mile ride on Monday and again no tailbone problems. All because of my handle bars, not my saddle.
Speedy Turtle Rides Again! and this time without tail pain :)
