Ergon grip?

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

Drops? I was a reluctant convert to drops and it took me a while to get used
to drops, but I have to say, I now find them far more comfortabel than
straights, especially on a longer ride, due to the variety of hand positions
available.

Cheers, helen s

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"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

Drops? I was a reluctant convert to drops and it took me a while to get used
to drops, but I have to say, I now find them far more comfortabel than
straights, especially on a longer ride, due to the variety of hand positions
available.

Cheers, helen s

I'd agree with Helen 🙂

If you're sticking with straight bars check the width vs your shoulder
width. I suspect that most handle bars are made for men who IIRC tend
to have wider shoulders (so we can support the world) than women. The
bar ends may have just added enough width to cause a problem. I suppose
if this is true a hacksaw might be called for.

John Kane
Kingston ON

Peewiglet said:

Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

You might, in addition to Helen's suggestion, want to consider butterfly
bars. My partner uses these and they also provide a wide variety of hand
positions.

Colin

Peewiglet said:

Has anyone tried this sort of thingy?

http://tinyurl.com/d77mp

The LBS has recently fitted cunning upturned bar things to the ends of
my handlebars, but I don't think I've really got them at the right
sort of angle, and they're a bit wide. They look very cool, but I'm
not really using them.

I'm beginning to get rather sore wrists and the occasional numb finger
from riding to/from work, and I'm wondering whether these things might
help.

Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

Best wishes,

Those and a wider variety are available much cheaper at
http://snipurl.com/h8sg

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"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:26:46 +0100, "wafflycat"

waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk said:

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

Drops? I was a reluctant convert to drops and it took me a while to get used
to drops, but I have to say, I now find them far more comfortabel than
straights, especially on a longer ride, due to the variety of hand positions
available.

I'd not considered them. Would they work on my bike, d'you think? I'm
not sure whether there's an issue about the relative height of seat
and handlebars at all?

http://tinyurl.com/76h9l

Best wishes,
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John_Kane said:

I'd agree with Helen 🙂

That's interesting, thanks - I'd really not thought of making that
sort of change, but then again I really know nothing about bikes yet
so that's not too surprising!

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If you're sticking with straight bars check the width vs your shoulder
width. I suspect that most handle bars are made for men who IIRC tend
to have wider shoulders

I suspect you're right. I didn't know when I bought my bike that they
came in different shapes, so I just bought it (without even riding
it... blush...).

Quoted message said:

(so we can support the world)

HA!

<fx: barely stifled snorts of laughter...>

Quoted message said:

than women. The
bar ends may have just added enough width to cause a problem. I suppose
if this is true a hacksaw might be called for.

I think I need to go and ask about this at the LBS too. I think
they're sick of the sight of me...

Thanks for the help 🙂

Best wishes,
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Colin Blackburn said:

Peewiglet said:

Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

You might, in addition to Helen's suggestion, want to consider butterfly
bars. My partner uses these and they also provide a wide variety of hand
positions.

Wow!

http://www.wallbike.com/oddsnends/synergic.html?id=4420

They replace the ordinary handlebars, then?

Best wishes,
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"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:26:46 +0100, "wafflycat"

waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk said:

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Any ideas, anyone? Many thanks for any help 🙂

Drops? I was a reluctant convert to drops and it took me a while to get
used
to drops, but I have to say, I now find them far more comfortabel than
straights, especially on a longer ride, due to the variety of hand
positions
available.

I'd not considered them. Would they work on my bike, d'you think? I'm
not sure whether there's an issue about the relative height of seat
and handlebars at all?

http://tinyurl.com/76h9l

Hmmm.. butterflky bars may be an option..Better yet... new bike!!

Cheers, helen s

Peewiglet said:

I'm beginning to get rather sore wrists and the occasional numb finger
from riding to/from work, and I'm wondering whether these things might
help.

What grips do you have on, do you have bar ends and do you grip the
bars? Gripping the bars too tight is a common error; you just need to
rest your palms on the tops. Good grips can make the world of
difference; I like the dual density ones with not too much pattern on
them. Also for your bike bar ends make a big difference and allow you
to vary your hand position during a ride.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

Peewiglet said:

I'd not considered them. Would they work on my bike, d'you think? I'm
not sure whether there's an issue about the relative height of seat
and handlebars at all?

http://tinyurl.com/76h9l

Not without a lot of work and expense. You'd need new bars and stem,
new brake and gear changers with V-dapters to make the drop bar
brakes/shifters work with your V-brakes, bar tape, cables and someone to
fit it all. I don't think you really want to go there.

--
Tony

"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon

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(') said:

Has anyone tried this sort of thingy?

http://tinyurl.com/d77mp

The LBS has recently fitted cunning upturned bar things to the ends of
my handlebars, but I don't think I've really got them at the right
sort of angle, and they're a bit wide. They look very cool, but I'm
not really using them.

I'm beginning to get rather sore wrists and the occasional numb finger
from riding to/from work, and I'm wondering whether these things might
help.

Don't work with gripshifts, which I prefer. On my mountain bikes I use
these: <URL:http://www.canecreek.com/113.html>, which I find extremely
comfortable.

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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:23:26 +0100, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Peewiglet said:

I'd not considered them. Would they work on my bike, d'you think? I'm
not sure whether there's an issue about the relative height of seat
and handlebars at all?

http://tinyurl.com/76h9l

Not without a lot of work and expense. You'd need new bars and stem,
new brake and gear changers with V-dapters to make the drop bar
brakes/shifters work with your V-brakes, bar tape, cables and someone to
fit it all. I don't think you really want to go there.

Ok, thanks - that helps.

Now, if only I had a second bike....

heh hehe....

:-)

Best wishes,
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Peewiglet said:

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:23:26 +0100, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>

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Peewiglet wrote:
Not without a lot of work and expense. You'd need new bars and stem,
new brake and gear changers with V-dapters to make the drop bar
brakes/shifters work with your V-brakes, bar tape, cables and someone to
fit it all. I don't think you really want to go there.

Ok, thanks - that helps.

Now, if only I had a second bike....

/me sends PW a circa 1987 video for use in secondary school drug education
classes entiled 'I Can Stop Whenever I Want'.

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On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:24:37 +0000, killermike <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

Ok, thanks - that helps.

Now, if only I had a second bike....

/me sends PW a circa 1987 video for use in secondary school drug education
classes entiled 'I Can Stop Whenever I Want'.

Heh heh heh...

<fx: guilty smirk>

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