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Fitment question
When I ride more than about 15 miles on my mountain style bike, I end up
with a pain or soreness in my right adductors near the groin. I think this a fitment issue because when I use a borrowed road bike, I can ride much further in time or distance without any pain issues other than numb hands which I also get on the mtn bike. I've tried fitting the mountain bike as close as I can to the road bike, but no joy. Is there an area of fitment that the experts here can point me to which would cause the adductor soreness? On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul |
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote:
On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. |
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote:
On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. |
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Dan Daniel wrote:
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote: On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. -paul |
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Dan Daniel wrote:
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote: On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. -paul |
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Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. -paul Sure, pressure on the nerve where it sits at the bottom of the palm can cause numbness. That is why cycling gloves have the pads located where they are located--the pads keep a channel open for the nerve when the hands grip the bars. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/pain.html#fingers Pat in TX |
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Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. -paul Sure, pressure on the nerve where it sits at the bottom of the palm can cause numbness. That is why cycling gloves have the pads located where they are located--the pads keep a channel open for the nerve when the hands grip the bars. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/pain.html#fingers Pat in TX |
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:10:50 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote:
Dan Daniel wrote: On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote: On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? Oh, I know it can. I've had numbness that went away after tilting the saddle back a bit. It's not the only cause but it's a good starting point. I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. -paul That can be a problem, especially if you have some carpal tunnel problems already. Have you tried rotating the brake levers to different positions? In general, I think that people's tendency is to have the brake levers point too far forward. I like them pointing down, maybe 30 degrees off perpindicular to the ground? Take the proper wrench and ride around a bit and play with the angle. |
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:10:50 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote:
Dan Daniel wrote: On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote: On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? Oh, I know it can. I've had numbness that went away after tilting the saddle back a bit. It's not the only cause but it's a good starting point. I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. -paul That can be a problem, especially if you have some carpal tunnel problems already. Have you tried rotating the brake levers to different positions? In general, I think that people's tendency is to have the brake levers point too far forward. I like them pointing down, maybe 30 degrees off perpindicular to the ground? Take the proper wrench and ride around a bit and play with the angle. |
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Dan Daniel wrote:
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:10:50 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote: Dan Daniel wrote: On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 10:50:23 -0600, Paul Cassel wrote: On another note, I do have carpal which I've treated with splints to the best outcome w/o surgery. I can't afford the surgery (no insurance) so I'm stuck with this. I'm guessing the numb hands are related to my carpal syndrome. Has anybody any ideas (other than switching positions regularly) to relieve this numbness? TIA. -Paul Be sure that the saddle is not tilted forward at all. If it is tilted, you will be constantly supporting weight on the hands. Another way to reduce the hand pressure is to raise the bars, but if the saddle is tilting forward you will still have the problem. I'm unsure. I'll check. You think pressure on hands causes the numbness? Oh, I know it can. I've had numbness that went away after tilting the saddle back a bit. It's not the only cause but it's a good starting point. I figured it was the angle of my hand to wrist causing a nerve pinch. That can be a problem, especially if you have some carpal tunnel problems already. Have you tried rotating the brake levers to different positions? In general, I think that people's tendency is to have the brake levers point too far forward. I like them pointing down, maybe 30 degrees off perpindicular to the ground? Take the proper wrench and ride around a bit and play with the angle. Thanks. I'll try gloves and on my bike rotating the brake levers. The road bike has drops so the issue isn't there, but the numbness is. -paul |
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