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I suspect I probably do look out of the top of my eyes. Might this contribute to it?
No, it should help, because you can drop your head and still be looking up the road.
Yeah, wearing caps can force you to lift your head up to see further down the road so it can contribute. Same with glasses that force your head up.
280g seems ok. Mine was 350g without a light on it. But I'm a meathead.
Not sure what else you can do other than make your position a bit more upright and maybe see a physio with Schermers experience. Also, consciously relaxing your neck and changing your neck position during the race should help. You want to try and remove the strain on your neck muscles.
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Okay, thanks for your advice. I think I do get a little tense so will work on this and position and have another look at physio.
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Yeah I can't really give specific instructions but you've got to somehow find the right balance. My position hasn't got that much drop from saddle to the bars, but it's long enough to get my back pretty flat. If I have the peak of the cap down it feels a bit straining at times but not otherwise. With any glasses. And I ride on the aerobar most of the time, most comfortable position. Well, not sure if this helps any.
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Samuli
Thanks for your advice.
I suspect I probably do look out of the top of my eyes. Might this contribute to it? I did wear the race cap but the peak was up most of the time unless the sun was especially bright. Presumably you mention this because with peak down it makes you hinge your neck.
Helmet weighs 280g. I have a helmet light mount but only attach the light when stopped and setting up bivy stuff.
Some exercises were specific to neck, others for overall body strength.
I slept around five hours a night, three on one occasion but I had little or no sleep the night before the race for sone reason!
I have had a bike fit which mainly related to shortening the stem, they didn’t go into reducing the weight my head was holding.