Riding position - pain in my hand
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OK wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the workshop, but chose here!
History, back to cycling after a long time off, use a Giant Rincon as a commuter built as a hybrid ish and when riding it I find I'm not holding the bars what I assume is correctly (not something you think about when all is OK!) Instead of having the bar in a fist with it laying along the base of my fingers and the outside of my hand is moving forward and the bar is sitting about 2/3 the way down my palm (its tight against the base of my forfinger on the inside) and leading to a pressure pain in the outside of my palm in short order (10 minutes!).
I've swapped bars to a (better anyway) pair with less sweep (7 instead of 11) degrees but that has only helped a little, I also find I'm cycling with arms quite bent.
As the frame is a little large for me I had put the saddle forward ish and used a short stem, so the first (and cheapest) mod is to move the saddle back and then maybe try a longer stem (in my box o bits so its only time not money), or should I try a pair of sweepless bars (have a shitty steel one I can use as a tryout).
Thoughts anyone at all?
Simon
History, back to cycling after a long time off, use a Giant Rincon as a commuter built as a hybrid ish and when riding it I find I'm not holding the bars what I assume is correctly (not something you think about when all is OK!) Instead of having the bar in a fist with it laying along the base of my fingers and the outside of my hand is moving forward and the bar is sitting about 2/3 the way down my palm (its tight against the base of my forfinger on the inside) and leading to a pressure pain in the outside of my palm in short order (10 minutes!).
I've swapped bars to a (better anyway) pair with less sweep (7 instead of 11) degrees but that has only helped a little, I also find I'm cycling with arms quite bent.
As the frame is a little large for me I had put the saddle forward ish and used a short stem, so the first (and cheapest) mod is to move the saddle back and then maybe try a longer stem (in my box o bits so its only time not money), or should I try a pair of sweepless bars (have a shitty steel one I can use as a tryout).
Thoughts anyone at all?
Simon
Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
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