Sore palms would higher riser bars and shorter stem help
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I narrowed my bars a while ago to allow me to ride through the stupidly narrow anti motorbike posts the local councils has fitted on some NCN routes round here.
I have since changed frames and now my palms are getting sore as my hands seem to be taking more of the weight than my arse.
Would riser bars with more... err rise and width help, thinking of fitting a shorter stem too.
My Orange has much wider bars, with more rise and a shorter stem although I have used a 30mm spacer under the stem, and 30mm riser bars as the steerer is uncut, though it needs doing as the steerer has 55mm of spacers above the stem :oops:
if my saddle is the same height against the top of the head set and I use a 10mm spacer and 50mm riser bars with a stem that gives around the same distance between the bars and the saddle would my hardtail have a similarly comfortable position as my other bike?
I have since changed frames and now my palms are getting sore as my hands seem to be taking more of the weight than my arse.
Would riser bars with more... err rise and width help, thinking of fitting a shorter stem too.
My Orange has much wider bars, with more rise and a shorter stem although I have used a 30mm spacer under the stem, and 30mm riser bars as the steerer is uncut, though it needs doing as the steerer has 55mm of spacers above the stem :oops:
if my saddle is the same height against the top of the head set and I use a 10mm spacer and 50mm riser bars with a stem that gives around the same distance between the bars and the saddle would my hardtail have a similarly comfortable position as my other bike?
Mountain: Orange Patriot FR, SubZero & Evo2LE.
Road: Tifosi Race Custom.
Do it all bike: Surly Disc Trucker 700c/29er
Road: Tifosi Race Custom.
Do it all bike: Surly Disc Trucker 700c/29er
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