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2005-04-28 6:17 PM

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Subject: Bike question (glutes vs quads)
I have a question about tri-bike positoning or set up. I thought the advantage of a tri bike was that it worked different muscle groups (hamstrings and glutes) verses a road bike that would work more of the front part of the leg (quads). I have never had a sore butt or hamstrings after a hard workout, but I have had sore quads the day after, is this due to poor form, poor setup or is this normal.
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2005-04-28 6:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Bike question (glutes vs quads)

You have it backwards, tri bike works glutes and quads, saves the hammies for the run.

I think...

2005-04-28 9:34 PM
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Subject: RE: Bike question (glutes vs quads)

yeah, the bear is right.

a tri bike setup (steeper seat angle and riding in the aerobars) uses less hamstring muscles as well as much less lower back muscles...

while a road bike is set up to utilize all muscles groups fully for optimal power (lower back, quads, hammies, gleuts, calves)

make sense?

2005-04-28 9:44 PM
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Subject: RE: Bike question (glutes vs quads)
Steve- - 2005-04-28 8:34 PM

as well as much less lower back muscles


interesting i wasnt aware road bike position was harder on the lower back than the tri bike position. i figured since i was down in the dropped position it must be a bit harder on my lower back than a road bike posture. good to know thanks steve.
2005-04-28 9:51 PM
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Subject: RE: Bike question (glutes vs quads)

swimzor - 2005-04-28 8:44 PM
Steve- - 2005-04-28 8:34 PM as well as much less lower back muscles
interesting i wasnt aware road bike position was harder on the lower back than the tri bike position. i figured since i was down in the dropped position it must be a bit harder on my lower back than a road bike posture. good to know thanks steve.

Remember when Mr. Olympic Gold Medal/drug doper/cheater dropped out of the tour last year because of his lower back injury?  He said to the camera "Just try to climb without the use of your lower back"

If properly fit on a tri bike, your lower back does little to stabilize/produce power on the bike.  You lower back may hurt initially when in the aero position simply because you're not used to that "angle" on the bike, but not because of overuse of that muscle...

2005-04-29 8:08 AM
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Subject: RE: Bike question (glutes vs quads)
well, my back gets a bit tired after 2+ hours on my tri bike, i am doing some core workouts to help that. when i was trying to decide between a tri bike and a road bike, i was told by a few places that if i was planning on doing long rides, century distance, ild want a road bike cas a tri bike would be hard on my back. so from that i just assumed that tri bikes must be harder on your lower back.

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