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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 17:01:22 GMT
Good evening gents, a question. I've been out a fair bit lately with the good weather and I find the balls of my palms aching quite a lot after a short time on the bike. Im wondering if I may have the saddle height to high and its putting too much weight onto my arms? or if Im not used yet to the different riding style. Any help welcome, never owned a roadie always mtb so I'm learning as I go
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 17:18:58 GMT
Are you wearing some well padded gloves mate. It is not uncommon to experience this, as you feel a lot more vibration on a road bike compared to your MTB with it's front suspension. You can also try double taping the handlebars.
I am not sure about riding position. Perhaps some of the really experienced members whu do some serious miles (like Davey, could help out there.
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Post by cbrdeano on Jul 8, 2013 18:05:10 GMT
DO NOT change the saddle height to suit the bars.
If you are not uncomfortable anywhere else then the bars need lifting or rotating to relieve the pressure on the hands.
As you say it is the balls of your palms that ache - try rotating the front of the bars up a little to spread the load over the full hand.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2013 18:44:44 GMT
Gloves are not padded, never gone down that route but maybe I now need to look then good idea thanks.
No discomfort anywhere else so I will look at the bar height and rotation, excellent, thanks chaps
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 19:12:05 GMT
DO NOT change the saddle height to suit the bars. If you are not uncomfortable anywhere else then the bars need lifting or rotating to relieve the pressure on the hands. As you say it is the balls of your palms that ache - try rotating the front of the bars up a little to spread the load over the full hand. Rolled the bars up, 100% better, thank you very much for the advice.
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Post by cbrdeano on Jul 9, 2013 19:58:00 GMT
Most welcome - enjoy the road.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 20:09:56 GMT
Most decent gloves/mitts will come with some proprietary padding to alleviate numb and sore hands. I bought some cheapies that served well enough for a few months before falling apart, so have recently invested 20 quid or so into a pair of 'Specialized' body geometry mitts which have special padding over the 'Ulnar' nerve (the bit that tends to turn your hands numb) as well as padded palms etc.
Probably worth researching thoroughly if you want the best for yer hands. I am a professional violinist so I'm a fool to myself if I scrimp on gloves!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 21:26:28 GMT
Please whatever you do don't just put up with this, I have experienced the same problem for months thinking that it was bearable and wasn't that bad. I continued riding with this and after a recent ride my hands felt a bit sore, but the pain didn't go away. Its been three weeks since then and my hands hurt constantly and are weak and get tired easily, needless to say I cannot ride my bike at all or do anything that involves my hands excessively.
Unfortunately I don't know how to fix this problem, I spent Β£30 on a pair of gloves, had a bike fit, nothing worked, I have a feeling it may be due to incorrect posture. Just please don't persist with this issue, you will regret it.
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