Really exciting topic - Grips

DaveHudson

I've been racking up a load of miles commuting now but I have noticed that after about 5-6 miles I get pins and needles in my right hand, I think it's only that hand as I'm leaning heavier on the right after breaking my left wrist earlier in the year.

Does anyone use ergo grips to any success?

I'm looking at these:
http://www.specialized.com/gb/en/bc/SBC ... 1&eid=5097

I've got a few specialized bits and think the quality is good so I'd rather stick with them, Unless there is a far superior option that is.

Thanks
Dave

lost_in_thought

The superior option is drop bars....

Afraid I can't be more help!

whyamihere

I've got some on my mountain bike, as I have wrist problems. I'm afraid I'm distinctly unimpressed. You're going to do better to have your position on the bike looked at, to make sure you're not putting too much weight through your arms.

DaveHudson

Yeah yeah, Whatever.

Head down- censored up stance would just look like I'm riding the bike backwards. :oops:

DaveHudson

whyamihere wrote:

I've got some on my mountain bike, as I have wrist problems. I'm afraid I'm distinctly unimpressed. You're going to do better to have your position on the bike looked at, to make sure you're not putting too much weight through your arms.

Interesting, I'll try changing the angle of the bars and saddle height to see if it helps.
Thanks

stickman

I think the most comfortable bars ever are North Road bars, upright preferably or, if not, dropped.

coopster_the_1st

DaveHudson wrote:

I've been racking up a load of miles commuting now but I have noticed that after about 5-6 miles I get pins and needles in my right hand, I think it's only that hand as I'm leaning heavier on the right after breaking my left wrist earlier in the year.

Does anyone use ergo grips to any success?

I'm looking at these:
http://www.specialized.com/gb/en/bc/SBC ... 1&eid=5097

I've got a few specialized bits and think the quality is good so I'd rather stick with them, Unless there is a far superior option that is.

Thanks
Dave

Get bar ends. Gives lots more hand positions.

dugliss

I`ve got Ergon grips on both my Boardman hybrid and my Giant "mountain bike" because I get numb hands all the time. Unfortunately despite being very comfortable to use they`ve made no difference whatsoever with the numb hands!!

andy83

not going to preech about drops, but they are great

however the fact i can move my hands around helps so bar ends may help. I have a medical condtion that effects my wrists and varying position helps immensley

desweller

Coopster the 1st wrote:

Get bar ends. Gives lots more hand positions.

+1. Most of the advantages of drops at a fraction of the expense.

DaveHudson

Thanks gents but I already have a set of spec P2 bar ends, which help a bit but when I'm on the flat bars it comes back.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/productdetail.as ... code=17362 Are another option, I'm hoping these would give me a bit more bar space over my current ends and lock on grips.

It's not a huge amount of money so I may just take a gamble. :?

thel33ter

Best of bar ends and drops

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product.asp? ... rc=froogle

gbsahne001

I've got the GR2s on the hybrid and I really like them. They've made it more comfortable and also give a position similar to being on the hoods of the CX.

The only reason I| got them was because I had a silly off in the snow, when I tried to bunny hop up a kerb and the previous grips slipped off; shortly after so did I.

It does sound like you could be putting too much weight on your arms though.

thel33ter

gbsahne wrote:

when I tried to bunny hop up a kerb and the previous grips slipped off.

:shock:

gbsahne001

that was 10 miles before i had the proper off that day; going round a corner slowly (15mph), hit black ice amidst the snow and there I am sliding across the road; not the best of days on the bike.

fnegroni

I don't know why people keep mentioning drop bars as comfortable because of th evariery of positions.
The bar on my racer is correctly sized so that on the hoods my arms are resting straight. No need to use the straight bit at the top infact, most climbers on the giro today were on the hoods. The new bike geometry allows that to be a better climbing position.
The drops I only need when trying to be more aerodynamic or when I need better grip on the brake levers, but that's not for comfort, it's for performance.
I am very happy with my hands in the same place for 5+ hours... and only suffer discomfort on bikes that are not correctly sized.

meanredspider

You might try tilting your seat slightly backwards - it tends to force more weight onto your butt and less on your hands - worth a try at no expense....

stickman

There's them things that Mark Beaumont rode around the world on.

dugliss

meanredspider wrote:

You might try tilting your seat slightly backwards - it tends to force more weight onto your butt and less on your hands - worth a try at no expense....

Could this work as I always get numb hands on both of my bikes?

Harry182

Had the same problem on my flat bar commuter. These sorted it out for me:

meanredspider

dugliss wrote:

Could this work as I always get numb hands on both of my bikes?

Worked for me. Seems intuitive if the think of what would happen if you tipped the seat forward - you hands would have to support more weight. Mark the current position of the seat and give it a try. Take an allen key with you on your ride.

dugliss

Yeah, that makes sense, I`ll give it a try tomorrow and see

Harry182

Unless your saddle is already level... But then again the excruciating pain from your crotch could distract you from noticing your numb hands.

dugliss

That`ll explain why my wife calls me numbnuts then!!

DaveHudson

The new grips have pretty much solved it, I still very occasionally get a little numbness but that's only when I am carrying more in the backpack than usual.

May rotate the seat back a tad later to see what that does.

Thanks for all the help people.

sarajoy

meanredspider wrote:

You might try tilting your seat slightly backwards - it tends to force more weight onto your butt and less on your hands - worth a try at no expense....

Just a thought, I found that moving my seat forwards a little bit (not tipping, just a horizontal movement) actually took some of the weight off my hands.

It forces the peak of the seat-handlebar-head triangle to be slightly closer to your seat, putting more weight on yer bum.

Aidy

Gloves with the ulnar nerve padding, perhaps?