Shoulder Pain

steve23
steve23 Posts: 2,202
edited February 2010 in Training, fitness and health
ive noticed on longish rides i get a pain in between my shoulder blades, just below my neck.

does this mean my bars are too narrow!!??

cheers
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  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    steve23 wrote:
    ive noticed on longish rides i get a pain in between my shoulder blades, just below my neck.

    does this mean my bars are too narrow!!??

    cheers

    or that the top tube /stem is too long, bike in general is too big/small, or that you are too stiff or that you are not used to riding in that position, etc
  • sampras38
    sampras38 Posts: 1,917
    I once had a similar problem and it only seemed to affect me after about 50 miles. I turned the stem upside down and raised the bars eeeever so slightly. Neck pain disappeared.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    I had a similar problem, it was due to an imbalance in pelvis, etc...
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  • ut_och_cykla
    ut_och_cykla Posts: 1,594
    Can also be that extra clothing due to winter is restricting your neck/head movement menaing you're working harder to hold your head up. Same can apply if your helmet/glasses are too low, as naturally bike fit issues involving too long/low stem or too cramped position generally. trial and error - change one thing at a time - benst bet is to check clothing and lift/flip stem to see if that helps.

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