hand tingling when on hoods

[cyberknight]

Yes i know its normally caused by to much weight over the hands but mine comes and goes and still can play up off the bike .
Now here`s an odd thing , if i hold the hoods as normal but bend my arms so they are at 90 degrees so my wrists are bent the tingling goes away .
Conventional wisdom says raise the bars but i feel more comfy in the elbows bent position rather than more upright .
I know i should have a bike fit but no cash spare for one , even a basic fit is £90 which i just dont have .

 

[vickster]

Ulnar nerve compression? Try better gloves?

 

[cyberknight]

Ulnar nerve compression? Try better gloves?

I did have unpadded gloves on today with phat bar tape , work days it can be bad for a few miles then ease off and then no issues at all homeward bound .I have tried various gloves to no avail.
Today it just was uncomfortable as soon as i got on the bike .

 

[vickster]

Go see a doctor?

Flip the stem, shorten the stem, are the bars the right width? I got tendonitis in my wrist because my bars were too wide and I was rolling my wrists in. There must be things to try without a bike fit? Which will only tell you what if anything needs changing

 

[cyberknight]

Go see a doctor?

Flip the stem, shorten the stem, are the bars the right width? I got tendonitis in my wrist because my bars were too wide and I was rolling my wrists in. There must be things to try without a bike fit? Which will only tell you what if anything needs changing

Already had physio for trapped nerves in neck area , been playing up lately .
I just thought its very odd that wrist angle
Just found this and it kinda agrees with how i ride for less pain
http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/752905-numb-hands.html

rather than this , which aggravates me

 

[Ian H]

Having the levers too low on the bars, or the bars tilted too far forward, can exacerbate the effects of pressure on the hands.