Lower back pain on indoor trainer.

[flatwheel]

Would like to hear if there are anyone who can maybe share some of their experience and give me some advice.

 

I have been cycling for a number of years and all my bikes are set up properly by cycle fit.

 

I have however recently started to experience lower back pain for days after having my road bike on the indoor trainer. I have no idea what could cause this and it is quite severe. I suspect that maybe the lack of 'swinging motion' on the trainer could be the cause but am not sure.

 

Have anyone else experienced lower back pain on a trainer from a bike which is normally fine?

 

Does anyone perhaps have any advice how to fix the pain as anti-infammatories cannot continue forever :-(

 

Thanks and have a safe weekend.

[Mongoose!]

Plank?

[lechatnoir]

Not sure if it makes a difference, but you have that wheel jobbie under the front wheel to keep the whole thing level? not that roads are level, but still... RSI and all that

[Grey Hubs]

From what I understand, when riding on the IDT, a person tends to be more stagnant than on the road.

Perhaps get out of the saddle for a few seconds or lean back to towel off and give your lower back a rest and a stretch... 

[Mongoose!]

Also check the position of your saddle. Sometimes it has the way to slide backwards in the seat post rails if mounted on an indoor trainer caused by the minimum movement on the fixed bike.

[HdB]

Does the back pain only start after you've ridden on the trainer? Or while still riding, and if so is it only during longer rides or is the onset fairly quick?

 

I don't think I've experienced this on the trainer, but I have found that when I really suffer (easily done on a trainer if you don't have a proper fan) I sometimes hunch a bit more, for example - coupled with the more static position on the trainer you could be straining your back in a way it is not quite used to?

 

As mentioned above, planks (and other core exercises), plus focus on feeling if you do anything different with your back than you would on the road.

[travisza]

It must be bike fit.

 

You shouldn't have any difference in comfort from the road if you're set up properly - you're riding the same bike and the same setup. (unless you are riding for 2+ hours in which case I can understand the lack of movement on the trainer could aggravate something).

[Harryn]

Are you riding whilst actually on the anti inflammatories? If so, which ones?

[SwissVan]

Would like to hear if there are anyone who can maybe share some of their experience and give me some advice.

 

I have been cycling for a number of years and all my bikes are set up properly by cycle fit.

 

I have however recently started to experience lower back pain for days after having my road bike on the indoor trainer. I have no idea what could cause this and it is quite severe. I suspect that maybe the lack of 'swinging motion' on the trainer could be the cause but am not sure.

 

Have anyone else experienced lower back pain on a trainer from a bike which is normally fine?

 

Does anyone perhaps have any advice how to fix the pain as anti-infammatories cannot continue forever :-(

 

Thanks and have a safe weekend.

What type of training did you do on the IDT just before the lower back pain started?

Sometimes people do training on the IDT that they would not normally do such as more intense, high resistance training. Simulating steep hills or riding at high intensity as some IDT programs do can put a load on your muscles that could result in lower back pain.

 

Wrt bike set up, when your bike is on the IDT make sure it is still level. Riding for extended time with the front wheel higher or lower than the rear wheel could also have a negative effect.