Hands get sore

On 27 Apr 2004 14:56:49 -0700, [email hidden] (Chris
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When I'm riding my hands get sore before my rear. I assume
this means I have too much weight on my hands. Should I
raise the handlebar or is there something else to look at?

Yes, it's called a recumbent, where neither your hands nor
your rear get sore ;-)

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Chris Hansen wrote:
:: Hello,
::
:: When I'm riding my hands get sore before my rear. I
:: assume this means I have too much weight on my hands.
:: Should I raise the handlebar or is there something else
:: to look at?
::
:: Thanks.

gloves..& ...move your hands frequently.

Yes, gloves help. Also, you don't specify what kind of
handlebars you have. One of the reasons I switched back to a
bike with dropped handlebars was that dropped bars provide
more hand positions

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Quoted message said:

Hello,

When I'm riding my hands get sore before my rear. I assume
this means I have too much weight on my hands. Should I
raise the handlebar or is there something else to look at?

Raising the bar is usually the first thing to try, but
moving the saddle forward is also an option. You could
also be sure you are moving your hands around to
different positions. If you have bars which don't offer
multiple positions, you could try drop bars in order to
get some options.

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Chris Hansen said:

Hello,

When I'm riding my hands get sore before my rear. I assume
this means I have too much weight on my hands. Should I
raise the handlebar or is there something else to look at?

Thanks.

Make sure the saddle is not tilted forwards, but is
closer to level.

Jacobe Hazzard said:

Make sure the saddle is not tilted forwards, but is closer
to level.

And if it's your hands, rather than your wrists that are
sore, try not to grip the bars too tightly.

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Quoted message said:

Hello,

When I'm riding my hands get sore before my rear. I assume
this means I have too much weight on my hands. Should I
raise the handlebar or is there something else to look at?

Thanks.

You've probably already done this, but I rode for 3k miles
with various aches and pains (hands included) until I
finally coughed up the money for a professional fit. I
ended up moving EVERYTHING, and none of it very far, but
what a difference it made to my butt, hands, legs, knees,
you name it.

If you aren't wearing gloves, do so - lots of different
kinds available. In summer I use Altura progel mitts and
love them. In cooler times I use Pearl Izumi AmFib Glove and
love them - warm, dry and lots of movement allowed.

Cheers, helen s

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in addition the different length (likely shorter?) stem may
help too. In my case a 10 mm shorter stem and sliding the
seat a bit forward (10 mm) helped.

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Quoted message said:

Hello,

When I'm riding my hands get sore before my rear. I
assume this means I have too much weight on my hands.
Should I raise the handlebar or is there something else
to look at?

Raising the bar is usually the first thing to try, but
moving the saddle forward is also an option. You could
also be sure you are moving your hands around to different
positions. If you have bars which don't offer multiple
positions, you could try drop bars in order to get some
options.

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in addition the different length (likely shorter?) stem
may help too. In my case a 10 mm shorter stem and sliding
the seat a bit forward (10 mm) helped.

Yeah, I forgot that one, but it's a common fix.

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Sorry, I should have given more information.

I ride a road bike (an old Shcwinn LeTour that I inherited
from a family member) with drop handlebars. I also wear
gloves. The handlebars are about 1 inch lower than the
saddle which seems comfortable. I also put on wider
handlebars and a little longer stem because it felt short
and narrow, it seems much easier to breath deeply now. I
read that if you lift your hands off the handlebars you
should be able to hold that position with little effort but
when I try I tend to slide forward on the seat. I tried
moving the seat forward but then I find I'm always scooting
back, especially up hills.

Is there anything else that might be significant?

Thanks for all the input.

Chris Hansen said:

Sorry, I should have given more information.

I ride a road bike (an old Shcwinn LeTour that I inherited
from a family member) with drop handlebars. I also wear
gloves. The handlebars are about 1 inch lower than the
saddle which seems comfortable. I also put on wider
handlebars and a little longer stem because it felt short
and narrow, it seems much easier to breath deeply now. I
read that if you lift your hands off the handlebars you
should be able to hold that position with little effort but
when I try I tend to slide forward on the seat. I tried
moving the seat forward but then I find I'm always scooting
back, especially up hills.

Is there anything else that might be significant?

Thanks for all the input.

#1 thing that comes to mind is to level the seat. Dead level
#may not be
perfect, but it's the logical place to start. What you
describe is how I felt when my seat was tilted forward
instead of very close to dead level. Start level and adjust
for personal preferences in very small increments. Best
regards, Bernie

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Quoted message said:

Sorry, I should have given more information.

I ride a road bike (an old Shcwinn LeTour that I inherited
from a family member) with drop handlebars. I also wear
gloves. The handlebars are about 1 inch lower than the
saddle which seems comfortable. I also put on wider
handlebars and a little longer stem because it felt short
and narrow, it seems much easier to breath deeply now. I
read that if you lift your hands off the handlebars you
should be able to hold that position with little effort
but when I try I tend to slide forward on the seat. I
tried moving the seat forward but then I find I'm always
scooting back, especially up hills.

Is there anything else that might be significant?

YOu still might look at putting the shorter stem back
on, and/or raising the bars an inch (to be level with
the saddle).

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Thanks for all the input.

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Is your stem currently angled up or down?

Personal experience, and I do assume your bike frame is the
right size for you.....

My stem was initially angled 5 degrees down so I flipped it
and it is now facing 5 degrees upward i.e. 10 degree angle
difference. Together with 10 mm shorter stem and adjusting
the seat (slide it forward by about 10 mm) it seemed to do
the trick for me.

You may also twist the handle bar a little bit upwards so
that your brake hoods are a touch higher - just don't go to
extremes i.e. the drops line should be horizontal to road
surface or pointed a little bit down toward the derailer.

Of course you may need to do the reverse i.e. longer stem,
slide the seat backward etc. If you have competent LBS it
may be worth seeking their opinion.

YMMV cheers

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Quoted message said:

Sorry, I should have given more information.

I ride a road bike (an old Shcwinn LeTour that I inherited
from a family member) with drop handlebars. I also wear
gloves. The handlebars are about 1 inch lower than the
saddle which seems comfortable. I also put on wider
handlebars and a little longer stem because it felt short
and narrow, it seems much easier to breath deeply now. I
read that if you lift your hands off the handlebars you
should be able to hold that position with little effort
but when I try I tend to slide forward on the seat. I
tried moving the seat forward but then I find I'm always
scooting back, especially up hills.

Is there anything else that might be significant?

Thanks for all the input.

Quoted message said:

#1 thing that comes to mind is to level the seat.

I checked the seat and it's tilted up as far as it will go
which brings it to about level. When I ride no handed and
sit upright I still feel like I slide forward a little. I
wonder if a different seat will help?

On 1 May 2004 11:50:05 -0700, [email hidden] (Chris

Hansen) said:

Quoted message said:

#1 thing that comes to mind is to level the seat.

I checked the seat and it's tilted up as far as it will go
which brings it to about level. When I ride no handed and
sit upright I still feel like I slide forward a little. I
wonder if a different seat will help?

Is your seatpost backwards?
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Rick Onanian said:

On 1 May 2004 11:50:05 -0700, [email hidden]

(Chris Hansen) said:

Quoted message said:

#1 thing that comes to mind is to level the seat.

I checked the seat and it's tilted up as far as it will go
which brings it to about level. When I ride no handed and
sit upright I still feel like I slide forward a little. I
wonder if a different seat will help?

Is your seatpost backwards?

Sounds like he has a right seatpost in a left-posted
bike... ;-)

-B

On Sat, 01 May 2004 17:53:56 -0400, Badger_South <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Rick Onanian said:

Is your seatpost backwards?

Sounds like he has a right seatpost in a left-posted
bike... ;-)

Actually, I meant it seriously. I have a seatpost that has
the clamp off-center of the post body (like most); if you
mount it with the clamp forward, it can't get quite level.
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