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Sore thumb joints - anyone else?
I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm
hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Best wishes, -- ,, (**)PeeWiglet~~ / \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk |
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Sore thumb joints - anyone else?
Peewiglet wrote:
I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Don't wrap your thumbs underneath the bars. Rest them on the top. It makes a more relaxed position anyway and your fingers will be strong enough to cope with emergencies. All the best Dan Gregory |
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Peewiglet wrote:
I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Mitts do that to me, which is why I don't wear them. |
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in message , Peewiglet
') wrote: I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Are your hands too small for your brake levers? Brake levers are usually adjustable for reach, but continually stretching for them can cause this sort of problem. Adjust them (or get your LBS to adjust them) to give you more comfortable reach. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; "If I were a Microsoft Public Relations person, I would probably ;; be sobbing on a desk right now" -- Rob Miller, editor, /. |
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Peewiglet wrote:
I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Try not wrapping your thumb round the bar but rest you palms on top of the bars with your thumbs pointing down. There's no need to grip the bars even off-road and the bike handles better if you don't. -- Tony "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon |
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:06:55 +0100, Peewiglet
wrote: I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Best wishes, Cycling-related Sore thumb joints have been a constant feature of my life for about 2 weeks, since I did battle with a pair of Conti sport contacts and a pair of Mavic 519's. My God, what a fight! |
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Not playing too much playstation ;-)
"Peewiglet" wrote in message ... I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Best wishes, -- ,, (**)PeeWiglet~~ / \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk |
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Peewiglet wrote:
I've noticed that both of my thumb joints are really quite sore. I'm hoping that it's been caused by all the cycling I've been doing lately i.e. wrapping my thumbs round the underneath of the handlebars, rather than some sort of arthritis. Has anyone else experienced this? Take a long critical look at your grip on the bars. Which part of your thumb is making contact? It should be the fleshy part immediately below the joint. If you put the tip of the forefinger of your other hand on this part, then bend your thumb, the top joint should come down to touch your forefinger and be in line with it. If the pressure is coming on the side of your thumb then you are stressing the joint in a way it was not designed for, and setting yourself up for chronic problems. Another test is to hold your thumb in the other hand and push hard against the point that makes contact with the bars. You should be able to resist the push comfortably. If it feels as though you are doing ju-jitsu on yourself then you are gripping the bars badly. If this is the case you may need to look at the position of the bars, or even the type of bars you are using, to enable you to get a more ergonomic grip. You could also try gripping the bars more loosely, or even gripping them just with the fingers and resting your thumbs on top except when on the bumpiest terrain. -- Dave... |
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Many thanks to all who replied for the advice on this. I'm trying to
remember to keep my thumbs resting on the handlebars at the moment, to see whether that makes a difference. Thanks again. Best wishes, -- ,, (**)PeeWiglet~~ / \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk |
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:20:53 +0100, Simon Brooke
wrote: Are your hands too small for your brake levers? Brake levers are usually adjustable for reach, but continually stretching for them can cause this sort of problem. Adjust them (or get your LBS to adjust them) to give you more comfortable reach. I'll look into that - thanks. Best wishes, -- ,, (**)PeeWiglet~~ / \ / \ pee AT [guessthisbit].co.uk |
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