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thanks man. i was more wondering what difference it would make if i bought a smaller frame?

Back ache.

In the last few weeks I've started getting back into road cycling again, after a break of 4 months. And I'm experiencing a bit of back ache, lower back. Probably because of this break and my body getting used to the crouch position when cycling...

Has anyone got any recommendations/exercises I can do to strengthen that part of the back...what are other peoples remedies on here for back ache, how to prevent or reduce its occurence etc...

I seem to have he same problem, and I can never seem to get rid of it on the bike unless I get out of the saddle for a bit.

Hardest club run ever today, totally ruined atm. All the 14lb bikes are out and I have to keep pace on my heavy brute haah

I'm going to google stuff and perhaps there are exercises specific to this problem. The problem will probably reduce the more times I get out on my bike, fingers crossed.

Not been for a club run since December. Happy at present to either go for 20-30 mile rides alone or with just one other rider from my club. Quicker pace as well, as pace with the club is pretty slow, largely due to the average age of the club member!

Just got myself a set of these babies

http://www.bike-treks.co.uk/284229/products/mavic_ksyrium_equipe_shimano_wheelset_white_2012.aspx

I use to adore white rims, but with mud involved they turn brown even with cleaning.

So, these are my next buy:



100% Carbon DH rims, they don't look THAT interesting, but they are spec-wise magnificent.

Haha I know, its going to be annoying cleaning them all the time but its totally worth it for the white look. I have white pedals and the decals on my bike are white so it will be a nice addition. I was out with the club yesterday and got 4 punctures within 30 miles.... the tyre had ripped at the side and i just changed it 3 weeks back from a tyre with the exact same problem. They are the standard wheels that came with the bike, cheap and very heavy scrap with horrible hubs... so its time to invest in something that wont hold me back. It was the rim ripping the tyres.

I bet they would take a battering. What bike you running them on ?

Does anyone know what type of bike I should buy in the summer holidays (after GCSEs)? I'm hopefully going to ride to sixth form on it in the Summer and take it to University if I get that far..
I like the look of this:

But I'm not really sure of what advantages road bikes bring? They have no suspension, less gears and more fragile. Also, I'm not sure if i'll be able to ride it on the pavement sometimes, as the road can get scary

Or maybe something like this:


My max budget would be about 299 I wouldnt realy want to spend anymore. My mom won't allow me to buy a second hand one as she thinks it'll be unsafe and she probably wouldn't listen to any argument put forward, therefore it had to be new. Those bikes were from Evans cycles

Well if your just using it for sixth form and uni I would go with that Mongoose tyax, seems like a super bike for the job. Its got suspension and disc brakes.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mongoose-Tyax-Comp-2011-Hardtail-Mountain-Bike-Silver-RRP-399-99-/251018545537?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&var=&hash=item8014e7a005#ht_2561wt_1195

At least you've found the issue now, luckily I've yet to have a puncture on either my Session or V10C. The Minions I use are incredibly rugged, not a spot of bother with either of them. One's been doing over a year and a half's worth of DH, the other a few months, which has given me huge confidence in them.

Actually, they seem INCREDIBLY tough. One of the DH teams at this years World Champs ran them and recorded no issues, they seemed to work brilliantly. Though I'm concerned they'd be suseptible to dents, as you say. I doesn't bother me, really, as long as it holds.

I'll be running them on the V10 Carbon, although its minimally carbon at present, and whilst I'm not a weight-weenie, those rims are set to reduce 550/600 grams off my current DeeMax rims. Though I'll miss the vivid yellow rims, I can run them on my new XC bike when I get it running. A custom build that's taking a bothersomely long time.

I had a nosey myself and came across this
http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/health-lower-back-pain-22293/

Yea, well 20-30 miles solo is harder than 40 miles with the club as you have nobody to draft from.

I'm looking a new set of wheels, nothing too expensive.. max 300 quid. My current ones keep ripping every tyre I buy. Its very annoying,