Shoulder and neck pain

Achieve a Relaxed Riding Posture

How Handlebar Downsweep and Backsweep Can Improve Comfort Trekking / City Bikes

When sitting upright on a trekking or city bike, it is important to relax the shoulder and neck muscles to avoid discomfort. If the handlebars do not have enough downward curve (downsweep), this forces the hands to rotate inwards, causing the elbows to move outwards and the shoulders to be pulled towards the head. This unnatural position can cause the shoulder and neck muscles to become severely tense and painful. To avoid these problems and relax the muscle chain, the aim should be to keep the “shoulders away from the ears”. A handlebar with more “downsweep” can help to achieve this. The downsweep in combination with the backsweep (bend towards the back) ensures a natural hand position and an elbow position close to the body. This natural posture lowers the shoulders and the muscles in the neck are better supplied with blood and relaxed in a loose position.

Handelbar details

Backsweep

ensures a straight transition from the forearm to the hand and reduces numbness in the fingers.

Downsweep

ensures a natural, close to the body position of the elbows, which relaxes the neck and shoulder muscles and is crucial for the various sitting positions.

Rise

the handlebar height allows individual adjustment of the riding position, which relieves the neck and shoulder muscles noticeably and improves comfort.