Re: Numb fingers

"Jeff Starr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Claire Petersky said:

o Make sure you have lots of gel in your gloves. Every time I've used a

bad

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set of gloves for a while the numbness returns.

Hi Claire, what kind of gloves do you use?

I was using Tricos, but they are simply not durable -- my last pair
disintigrated during STP, and the gel started leaking out on the previous
pair I owned -- and they are not cheap. The trico website
(http://www.tricosports.com/gloves/index.html) shows a new design, so maybe
the new ones would last longer.

Meanwhile, I am considering putting pipe insulation on my handlebars instead
:-p.

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Claire Petersky said:

Meanwhile, I am considering putting pipe insulation on my handlebars instead
:-p.

Incidentally, a soft, open-ended MTB grip makes a good
garlic peeler. Just stick the clove midway inside the
grip and, with the palm of your hand, briskly roll the
whole works back and forth with on your counter top.
The outer skin on the clove will soon become loose,
and can be easily removed in one piece, without having
to studiously pick at it.

The same thing can be achieved by rolling the clove
between the palms of your hands, but then you'd end
up with garlic-scented hands.

cheers,
Tom

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"Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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"Jeff Starr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Claire Petersky said:

o Make sure you have lots of gel in your gloves. Every time I've
used a

bad

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

set of gloves for a while the numbness returns.

Hi Claire, what kind of gloves do you use?

I was using Tricos, but they are simply not durable -- my last
pair disintigrated during STP, and the gel started leaking out on
the previous pair I owned -- and they are not cheap. The trico
website (http://www.tricosports.com/gloves/index.html) shows a new
design, so maybe the new ones would last longer.

Meanwhile, I am considering putting pipe insulation on my
handlebars instead
:-p.

If you spend much time on the tops you might look at some of the new
bars (the alu versions are less pricey) with the flat top sections
and put some extra padding on that before you wrap them.

What's the downside?

--
Bob Burns
Mill Hall PA
"Tom Keats" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Claire Petersky said:

Meanwhile, I am considering putting pipe insulation on my handlebars
instead
:-p.

Incidentally, a soft, open-ended MTB grip makes a good
garlic peeler. Just stick the clove midway inside the
grip and, with the palm of your hand, briskly roll the
whole works back and forth with on your counter top.
The outer skin on the clove will soon become loose,
and can be easily removed in one piece, without having
to studiously pick at it.

The same thing can be achieved by rolling the clove
between the palms of your hands, but then you'd end
up with garlic-scented hands.

cheers,
Tom

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I've just started riding again after a 15+ year hiatus. I'm 46. I have
a new Trek 7100 hybrid. I'm only looking to be a casual rider, have
ridden 4 times thus far, each time about 10 miles/45 minutes. So far, I
have been riding on a crushed limestone path at a local park, which is
pretty bumpy in places (been like that since I rode there 25 years ago,
sure wish they'd PAVE the damned thing... ) After the most recent ride,
I noted a slight amount of tingling in my left little & ring fingers.
It was quite mild & passed in about 15 minutes, maybe less. I've read
Claire's suggestions (thanks for that) and I'd like to see more
discussion/recommendations/personal experiences with riding gloves to
prevent/limit ulnar nerve neuropathy.

TIA, great group.

Dan

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Dan said:

I've just started riding again after a 15+ year hiatus. I'm 46. I have
a new Trek 7100 hybrid. I'm only looking to be a casual rider, have
ridden 4 times thus far, each time about 10 miles/45 minutes. So far, I
have been riding on a crushed limestone path at a local park, which is
pretty bumpy in places (been like that since I rode there 25 years ago,
sure wish they'd PAVE the damned thing... ) After the most recent ride,

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Of course, that would attract rollerbladers ;-)

Quoted message said:

I noted a slight amount of tingling in my left little & ring fingers.
It was quite mild & passed in about 15 minutes, maybe less. I've read
Claire's suggestions (thanks for that) and I'd like to see more
discussion/recommendations/personal experiences with riding gloves to
prevent/limit ulnar nerve neuropathy.

Assuming your bike has a flat handlebar --
If you generally ride with your fingers always at the ready
on the brake levers, you can, if desired, rotate the levers on
the handlebar to a more comfortable position. I like them so
my wrists are slightly cocked and loose, almost like a typist's
or pianist's. With big old-style cantilever brake levers, I
find it most comfortable when I can lightly lay my hands and
all my fingers (excluding thumbs) over top of both the grips
and levers; V-brake levers are rather small for that, but two
fingers around them is plenty. The worst thing is to slump
weight on one's wrists, bending them backward. The other
extreme, where brake levers are rotated to far downward, is
also uncomfortable.

Changing the position of the brake levers will also affect
the tension on the brake cables, so some adjustment there
also might become necessary.

cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dan said:

I've just started riding again after a 15+ year hiatus. I'm 46. I have
a new Trek 7100 hybrid. I'm only looking to be a casual rider, have
ridden 4 times thus far, each time about 10 miles/45 minutes. So far, I
have been riding on a crushed limestone path at a local park, which is
pretty bumpy in places (been like that since I rode there 25 years ago,
sure wish they'd PAVE the damned thing... ) After the most recent ride,

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Of course, that would attract rollerbladers ;-)

Rollerbladers? I WISH! How about groups of octogenarians walking 5
abreast while chatting about their latest round of golf (width of path:
ummmm, ~5 80 year olds discussing golf...) mommies pushing triple seat
perambulators while listening to headphones, another mommy, this time
only one in the pram, but 3 others on bikes with training wheels weaving
all over the path... lotsa joggers/walkers who appear to have just
BOAC'd over from Great Britain (since they all travel on the WRONG SIDE)
etc., etc, etc...

It's enough to drive you out into the nice, calm, safe and orderly SUV
traffic ;-)

I will say this: at least they don't allow dogs on the damned thing.

The bike actually has upright handlebars. As a result of the
aforementioned unpredictable nature of the general traffic on the trail,
I do tend ride fingers poised on the brakes. I'll try your suggestions.
So far this tingling thing isn't really a problem, only had it once
and mildly, but I'd sure like to head off any difficulty in advance, if
possible.

Dan

Wed, 04 May 2005 17:31:35 -0400, <[email hidden]>,

Dan said:

I've read
Claire's suggestions (thanks for that) and I'd like to see more
discussion/recommendations/personal experiences with riding gloves to
prevent/limit ulnar nerve neuropathy.

A porcupine ate my gloves the first night of a ten day tour. It was
four months before I had feeling in the ring and pinkie fingers again.
And even then they weren't right. They'd never be right again.

Gloves and/or handlebar padding are a "Good Idea".
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zk

Zoot Katz said:

Wed, 04 May 2005 17:31:35 -0400, <[email hidden]>,

Dan said:

I've read
Claire's suggestions (thanks for that) and I'd like to see more
discussion/recommendations/personal experiences with riding gloves to
prevent/limit ulnar nerve neuropathy.

A porcupine ate my gloves the first night of a ten day tour. It was
four months before I had feeling in the ring and pinkie fingers again.
And even then they weren't right. They'd never be right again.

Gloves and/or handlebar padding are a "Good Idea".

In 1996, some friends were kind enough to introduce me to mountain biking.
The guy who lent me his spare bike was HUGE (weight-lifter with giant guns,
about 6'4). I had a blast...BUT I had such a death grip on the bar that I
damaged the ulnar nerves in both of my hands. (Not just on that first ride
I don't think; bought my own bike soon after, but continued to strangle the
grips until I learned better the hard way.) Couldn't get keys or change out
of my front pockets without quite a bit of struggle.

Eventually underwent painful "nerve conduction" tests and wore rigid splints
for a while; same as ZK my outside fingers finally regained feeling but
there's permanent damage. (Still get a burning tingle in palm pads &
fingers on extra-long or rough road rides; mtb-ing not so bad.)

Padding IS important, but even more so is a relaxed grip, arms and shoulders
IMO.

Bill "a PORCUPINE?" S.

Thu, 05 May 2005 02:05:33 GMT,
<[email hidden]>, "Bill Sornson"

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Bill "a PORCUPINE?" S.

Salted leather is a delicacy among porcupines.
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zk