Pins and Needles in hands

antop34

When doing the HONC last weekend I developed annoying pins and needles in my hands. I put this down to 5 hours in the saddle, but I went out last night and got it again on a quick hour blast!
Anyone come accross this and know of a good way to avoid it?
I use Yeti hardcore grips on my Easton Haven carbon bar and have a pretty bang on set up all round (or so I thought!)

mini-eggs

Are your gears / brake levers angled correctly?? You might be at an angle that's putting some strain through your arms/hands.

gavt0333

Which side of the wrist is it on? Different diagnosis for different sides..

antop34

the brakes etc are set up nicely so that there is no angle change when using them and seated. The pins and needles actually come in the palm! Its all a bit strange.

waby1234

Do you wear padded gloves?

Tom120

Which side of the wrist is it on?

dry664

Have you tried moving your brakes inboard a little?

bartimaeus

Pins and needles in your hands can be caused by pressure on the ulnar nerve in your hand/wrist... ergonomic grips can help with this. You'll have to make your own mind up about the 'science' here, but I get pins and needles and numbness in my hands using ordinary grips, and have less of an issue using Ergon grips/bar ends.

I've just taken the Ergon grips off my Anthem as I now have wider carbon bars... I'm still toying with the cockpit set up, so things may improve, but if not I'll probably get some reinforcements for the bars and either put the Ergon grips back on, or buy some stubby bar-ends to give me more grip options.

I don't have ergonomic grips on my GT, and I do get some numbness at times... but then I don't use my GT for long XC rides.