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Quick question to see whether anyone might be able to help.
I had a bike fit on my track bike about a month ago, and I've felt awesome since.
I bought a road bike last week to take part in some longer sportives, and so I bought the frame size with my bike fit measurements in mind. When I got the bike, I set up the saddle height and fore/aft. I went out for a 77 mile ride and from about 50 miles on I had bad mid-back pain, which I've never had before while riding.
When I got back, I put my bikes side by side to see if I could figure out what was different and therefore causing the pain. It turns out the reach on the roadbike is about 24mm shorter than my track bike. I assume that this meant my spine couldn't lie in a flat/neutral position and this is what caused the pain? Ordering a stem that is 20 or 30mm longer should help, right?
Additionally, I wanted to check my saddle - bar drop, but the problem is that I have 2 different bar types on each of the bikes. My track bike has bullhorns and my roadbike has drops. Should I set up the bar - saddle drop to be the same for the position on the drops, for the position on the hoods, or in the middle between the two?