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If your body is as broken as mine, I think you'd benefit from a bike fit before deciding on that new bike. I had 1 done last year as part of my bespoke bike order (well, I had to pay extra for that...) and the tiny adjustments were amazing... even as simple as changing small angles of the handlebars and how far apart the brake levers should be etc... It's a lot of money, I paid £175 with Tony at Cloud 9, but it is worth every penny...
Tony took into consideration my injuries and pain and so we recreated the pain during the session so we know what positions / parts to avoid...
http://www.cloud9cycles.com/bikefit/
And once it's done, you'd have the messurement for good...
ExTra
I’m about to buy a new bike! Yay.
It will have gears! Not so yay!
I’ve recently had tennis elbow, which means I’ve now had tennis elbow in both arms (neither injury was caused playing tennis; one was triggered by pouring cups of tea during the Dunwich Dynamo). Both were fixed with injections, though obviously I now have a weakness.
I usually ride with straight bars but google tells me that drops possibly would be best for long rides.
Anyone had similar injuries? Drops or straight bars? (And how long will it take me to get used to drops?)
Thanks for any input.