Hand fatigue

Changing hand positions every now and then on long road rides (I'm assuming you have a dedicated road bike with drop handlebars) alleviates the problem, but is not an option for technical trail riding on a mountain bike (being only on the grips).

I would suggest the following:

1. Buy a more comfortable set of riding gloves with thicker padding, but not that thick as to limit hand movement.
   
2. Change the bar tape (on the road bike) with something thicker. Gel type bar tapes are nice, but are not my style. Or...
   
3. Change the grips (on the mountain bike).
   

Your riding position also plays a part in how fatigued your hands get. A wrong position will put too much strain on your hands and or forearms. You might want to check if you're putting more weight on your hands than on the saddle when you ride.

I've had this problem too. Try moving your saddle back. This puts more weight on your butt, less on the hands. A small adjustment can have a surprisingly large effect on your weight distribution. And change your hand positions as you ride. Be creative - lots of variations are available on road drop bars. I probably change hand positions at least once every minute.

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Originally Posted by paulmurphy [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

I've had this problem too. Try moving your saddle back. This puts more weight on your butt, less on the hands.

This one works and it doesn't cost any money.

You could try moving your bars either further away or down a little if you don't fancy moving your saddle. Personally, I'd move the saddle back a touch and tilt it slightly upwards and move the bars down slightly. As bobcat mentioned - it's free.

Try moving your saddle back. This puts more weight on your butt, less on the hands. A small adjustment can have a surprisingly large effect on your weight distribution. And change your hand positions as you ride. Be creative - lots of variations are available on road drop bars.

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Originally Posted by swampy1970 [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

You could try moving your bars either further away or down a little if you don't fancy moving your saddle.
Personally, I'd move the saddle back a touch and tilt it slightly upwards and move the bars down slightly. As bobcat mentioned - it's free.

good advice, i release and adjust like that. Free, and helpful[IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/biggrin.gif[/IMG]