Handlebar/Cyclist Palsy?!

rhysyd
rhysyd Posts: 141
edited April 2015 in Road general
Just wondering if anybodies got any experience on this or how to treat it?

When I'm on a ride say 2hr/3 I'll feel nothing at all absolutely fine but as soon as I get off I feel complete weakness in my hand struggle to text etc etc.

Is it something that will go away on its own? Will I do damage if I carry on riding?

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  • moefoemil
    moefoemil Posts: 254
    I'm a joiner by trade and suffer with the exact same thing after I've been using a hammer for any length of time. I also would be interested to hear people's views on this, maybe it's something to do with your hands being in the same position for an amount of time?
    Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day
  • FatTed
    FatTed Posts: 1,205
    Go see a Dr
    sounds like ulnar or Median nerve compression . Usual advice is bike fit, core strength, gel pads on handlebars,
    change position often. Wont help Moe I'm afraid
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    Core strength made the biggest difference to me. Everything else was just hiding it but that solved the problem.
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • cgfw201
    cgfw201 Posts: 680
    lost feeling in left hand for a week last year after two days mainly in the drops.

    keep changing hand position is my tip, seems to stop it.
  • tehtehteh
    tehtehteh Posts: 103
    core strength really helps, when I started I couldn't really support my upper body weight when riding, I was using my arms to hold myself up, now I ride with my arms loose and bent and my upper body holds itself up, it's much easier on the hands

    that said, if I don't change hand position enough I will still get weakness / numbness, so make sure to do that
  • mugensi
    mugensi Posts: 559
    Is it possible that your gripping the bars too tightly?

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