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<P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Hello JLab bikers, especially tall guys,</FONT></P>
<P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Since leaving Virginia in July 2006, I have not been
contact with any other rider, who is taller than 6’2”. Please to review the
message below, which was addressed to new acquaintances in my current local
area. I request low cost ideas to ease lower back pain, which I attribute to
lack of flexibility. Until age 32, I was always very skinny, especially as a
teenager. From a standing position with feet together, I can’t bend my back more
than 45 degrees. With my long arms, I have been able to conduct the standard toe
touch exercise since age 10, which puzzled the navy’s physical fitness
evaluators when my age was 24. Some of you know that biking replaced basketball
was my preferred form of exercise, due to consider over knee and ankle
health.</FONT></P>
<P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thanks!</FONT></P>
<P class="MsoNormal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">This morning
(13Jul13) the weather was excellent for bike riding. The last 30 of 35.4 miles
was a slow solo ride. My goal is to gradually improve my general physical
condition. Today, I started with a group of local serious riders, who had
different goals than me. It was my first ride since 29Jun13. Since childhood, I
never had much flexibility in my lower back. To ease the back pain, I need to
adjust my 6’4” biking posture, but my seat post and handle bars are at the
limits of the range of adjustment. Given my casual riding goals, I am unwilling
to buy a new road bike with a better fitting frame and a wide range of gears.
Based upon a recent suggestion, I briefly viewed the web site for an America
bike manufacturer, which designs bikes for tall Americans (i.e. not the medium
height Europeans). I suffered from sticker shock. After the kids complete
college, I may reconsider a new road bike as a self reward. Although my wife
prefers long walks, I may replace her old touring bike with road bike. Based
upon experience from a decade ago, I will depend upon my slow improvement in
fitness to ease back pain.<o:p></o:p></FONT></I></P>
<P class="MsoNormal"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p>________________________<BR>Joe D.
Wilson, Jr., PE</P></DIV>
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