Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
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After an over-adventurous bum-in-the-air experience at Herne Hill the other Sunday (Great time @stevevw ) I suffered a few days of lower back pain. Once I got out on my own bike again, I decided to experiment with seeing if I could reduce the chance of it occurring again. (I normal start suffering twinges after 30 miles or so, even though I'm confident I've set the bike up correctly.) On a whim, I got out of the saddle for anything other than a slight rise. I've just had two consecutive days of longish rides and I've taken to it like the proverbial duck - with no pain. I may not ever be able to emulate the likes of Contador, but out of the saddle seems to work for me as it does for him.