hand problems

"Macabre Tel Aviv" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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after an hour or so riding i start to get a loss of feeling in both hands,
particularly the right

am I holding the handle bar too tight?

will gloves help?

any other advice welcome

Release the death grip on your hands. Gloves might help. Check your grips to
make sure they are in good shape. If your stem is too long you might be
putting too much weight on your hands because you have to lean forward. Are
your brake levers in the most comfortable position on your handlebar?

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Macabre Tel Aviv said:

after an hour or so riding i start to get a loss of feeling in both hands,
particularly the right

am I holding the handle bar too tight?

will gloves help?

any other advice welcome

regards...

I just got rid of my hand problems. I was waking up at night with
both hands hurting(index and middle fingers with the thumbs in both
hands).

I did this:

1. Bought a bike with front suspension.
2. Purchased gel/padded gloves
3. Re-adjusted my hand position. With the gloves I felt the grip was
more confident, and straignt out my wrists.

With these changes, the hand/finger/wrist pains were elminated. Even
after 2+ hour rides.

hth,

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com

I had the same problim for a while, hands go numb after just a few
miles. I think your putting to much weight on the out side of your
hands, tipping your bars back (twords you) will change the geometry of
the bars and distribute your weight more evenly. ask your local bike
shop for help (fitting your bars) or just go a 1/2 inch at a time till
you feel better. It worked for me.
My feet are still going numb and I can not figure it out. I have some
nice sidi shoes and I'v spent a pile of money on shorts and seats from
another problim. but the feet falling asleap 'thing' has never gone
away. if anybody knows what i'm doing wrong I would be greatfull

Macabre Tel Aviv said:

after an hour or so riding i start to get a loss of feeling in both hands,
particularly the right

am I holding the handle bar too tight?

will gloves help?

any other advice welcome

regards...

Use smaller diameter grips or no gloves.

dirtdude said:

I had the same problim for a while, hands go numb after just a few
miles. I think your putting to much weight on the out side of your
hands, tipping your bars back (twords you) will change the geometry of
the bars and distribute your weight more evenly. ask your local bike
shop for help (fitting your bars) or just go a 1/2 inch at a time till
you feel better. It worked for me.
My feet are still going numb and I can not figure it out. I have some
nice sidi shoes and I'v spent a pile of money on shorts and seats from
another problim. but the feet falling asleap 'thing' has never gone
away. if anybody knows what i'm doing wrong I would be greatfull

Macabre Tel Aviv said:

after an hour or so riding i start to get a loss of feeling in both hands,
particularly the right

am I holding the handle bar too tight?

will gloves help?

any other advice welcome

regards...

I found lowering the saddle a little helps. Takes some weight off the
hands and puts it on the saddle.

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Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA
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Macabre Tel Aviv said:

after an hour or so riding i start to get a loss of feeling in both hands,
particularly the right

am I holding the handle bar too tight?

probably

Quoted message said:

will gloves help?

probably. I never ride without gloves, except on my foamy-gripped street
cruiser.

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Macabre Tel Aviv said:

after an hour or so riding i start to get a loss of feeling in both
hands, particularly the right

am I holding the handle bar too tight?

will gloves help?

any other advice welcome

regards...

Make sure your controls are set up right. Move your brake levers in (toward
stem) about 1/2 inch to maximize leverage and rotate them back toward you so
you aren't reaching around the bar for them.

Occasionally during a ride when the going gets easy relax your hands by
placing your thumbs up on top of the bar and riding on your palms for a bit.

Depending on your hand size your grips may either be too small or too large.
Avoid gel padded gloves.

Mike

Tom The Great said:

2. Purchased gel/padded gloves

Michael Dart said:

Avoid gel padded gloves.

We are great for advice, aren't we!

Personally I like my gel padded gloves. If you're going to tell people to
avoid them, you might want to say why.

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BB said:

Tom The Great said:

2. Purchased gel/padded gloves

Michael Dart said:

Avoid gel padded gloves.

We are great for advice, aren't we!

Personally I like my gel padded gloves. If you're going to tell
people to avoid them, you might want to say why.

Oh yeah sorry. I tried them out early on and found they bunched up too much
and caused the numbness I was experiencing. I've found that thin regular
gloves worked best for me. I also found that larger grips like Oury's work
good too as my large hands didn't wrap as much around them and cause the
blisters/calluses on my upper palms. It probably depends a lot on hand
size.

Mike

"Michael Dart" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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BB said:

Tom The Great said:

2. Purchased gel/padded gloves

Michael Dart said:

Avoid gel padded gloves.

We are great for advice, aren't we!

Personally I like my gel padded gloves. If you're going to tell
people to avoid them, you might want to say why.

Oh yeah sorry. I tried them out early on and found they bunched up too

much

Quoted message said:

and caused the numbness I was experiencing. I've found that thin regular
gloves worked best for me. I also found that larger grips like Oury's

work

Quoted message said:

good too as my large hands didn't wrap as much around them and cause the
blisters/calluses on my upper palms. It probably depends a lot on hand
size.

The more layers between your hand and the bar means more squirm and more
hand fatigue. It's a balancing act between initial comfort and hand
fatigue. I buy relatively thin grips like old Answer Logo grips and gloves
without any padding at all. Even though we were out all day on Cannell and
we had some very long descents my hands were the only part of my body that
was completely fatigue free.

Greg

G.T. said:

"Michael Dart" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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BB said:

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:58:11 -0500, Tom The Great wrote:
> 2. Purchased gel/padded gloves

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:02:55 -0400, Michael Dart wrote:
> Avoid gel padded gloves.

We are great for advice, aren't we!

Personally I like my gel padded gloves. If you're going to tell
people to avoid them, you might want to say why.

Oh yeah sorry. I tried them out early on and found they bunched up
too much and caused the numbness I was experiencing. I've found
that thin regular gloves worked best for me. I also found that
larger grips like Oury's work good too as my large hands didn't wrap
as much around them and cause the blisters/calluses on my upper
palms. It probably depends a lot on hand size.

The more layers between your hand and the bar means more squirm and
more hand fatigue. It's a balancing act between initial comfort and
hand fatigue. I buy relatively thin grips like old Answer Logo grips
and gloves without any padding at all. Even though we were out all
day on Cannell and we had some very long descents my hands were the
only part of my body that was completely fatigue free.

Real men still use V-brakes!

Bill "and cassette tapes" S.

dirtdude said:

I had the same problim for a while, hands go numb after just a few
miles. I think your putting to much weight on the out side of your
hands, tipping your bars back (twords you) will change the geometry of
the bars and distribute your weight more evenly. ask your local bike
shop for help (fitting your bars) or just go a 1/2 inch at a time till
you feel better. It worked for me.
My feet are still going numb and I can not figure it out. I have some
nice sidi shoes and I'v spent a pile of money on shorts and seats from
another problim. but the feet falling asleap 'thing' has never gone
away. if anybody knows what i'm doing wrong I would be greatfull

Perhaps you are overtighening your shoes. Your feet will "swell"
during a ride. Loosen the straps perhaps! That helped me!

Chip