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Hands hurting
On long rides, my hands start hurting quite a bit. I wear a decent pair of padded Bontrager gloves. Any other suggestions?
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Michael wrote:
On long rides, my hands start hurting quite a bit. I wear a decent pair of padded Bontrager gloves. Any other suggestions? You haven't even told us what type of bike you have... Do you use drop bars? Can you use Ergon grips on flat bars? Have you tried pushing your elbows out rather than leaning straight down. What form of hurting? Actual pain? Tingling/pins and needles. Something else? Nobody will be able to help you much when you are withholding so many important details... -- Tad McClellan email: perl -le "print scalar reverse qq/moc.liamg\100cm.j.dat/" The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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"Michael" wrote in message
news:27049173.1918.1326305687507.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqkg9... On long rides, my hands start hurting quite a bit. I wear a decent pair of padded Bontrager gloves. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Mike Use a level and check your seat tilt. If it's even slightly nose-down, it's pushing you forward, and you're using your hands/arms/shoulders to push back to maintain position. There are many other possibilities, but check this one first, since it's easy and responsible for a lot of sore hands & shoulders. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Thanks, Mike. I did move the nose of my saddle down a bit because of numbness down there. I'll raise it back up and see what happens.
Mike |
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"Michael" wrote in message
news:24170462.1160.1326411737284.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqbo42... Thanks, Mike. I did move the nose of my saddle down a bit because of numbness down there. I'll raise it back up and see what happens. Mike Looking forward to hearing the results! In general, if you have to nose the saddle down for comfort in that area, you may have issues better addressed with a higher bar position or different saddle. There are very specific applications where it might make sense to nose the saddle downward slightly; some tri saddles are designed that way, but in their case, your arms are resting on the elbow pads so the downward tilt is actually helping to achieve a more-forward position (good for saving the hamstrings for running) without undue stress. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Hey, Mike. I have a Madone 5.2 2006, and it's not 100 percent apparent to me how to raise the handlebars on my bike. Any thoughts? Is this a job for the LBS?
Thanks, Mike |
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"Michael" wrote in message news:2397763.1269.1326439725886.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqgo6... Hey, Mike. I have a Madone 5.2 2006, and it's not 100 percent apparent to me how to raise the handlebars on my bike. Any thoughts? Is this a job for the LBS? Thanks, Mike That bike will have a threadless stem, which can be oriented either "up" or "down." If it's in the down position, it can be switched and you'll gain about half an inch, maybe more, in height. A new stem can be purchased to put your bars pretty much wherever you wish, you just have to define where that place is. Cost for a stem runs $40-$90 for most options. I'd bring the bike in to the shop you got it from; they may be willing to look at you on the bike and figure out some options. Changing out the stem is a trivial task. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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"Michael" wrote in message news:27049173.1918.1326305687507.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqkg9... On long rides, my hands start hurting quite a bit. I wear a decent pair of padded Bontrager gloves. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Mike Get your BG checked - could be T2 diabetes causing bad circulation to the extremities. |
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On 01/12/2012 05:59 PM, Ian Field wrote:
"Michael" wrote in message news:27049173.1918.1326305687507.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@yqkg9... On long rides, my hands start hurting quite a bit. I wear a decent pair of padded Bontrager gloves. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Mike Get your BG checked - could be T2 diabetes causing bad circulation to the extremities. Is it a reason developed condition? or has it hurt since 2006? Have you ridden long distance before without problems? and just for my curiosity what is long ? If you ride long distance on cobbles your hands will hurt, trust me If it is a cold weather issue, Even all mentioned could be the issue , have you try to dress a bit warmer on your body ? How is your feet? hope you can enjoy riding a bike soon again. |
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These are good questions. I do have some problems with hand pain when I ride outside, but the problem has increased now that I'm spending a lot of time on my Kreitlers. I tend to pedal and keep my hands on the bars the entire time I ride indoors, and my hands become problems after about an hour. I'm not one of those who can ride without hands on rollers.
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