Pins and needles in the morning

[Manonabike]

I don't recall meeting but I think we must have because you clearly know me; I am not fit, I do resemble a sack of spuds and my cadence is low

Hang on - are you my doctor?

To be serious though, it is a very gentle incline

 

[cyberknight]

Moss.. how are the bar ends angled - they should be about 10-20% off horizontal - i.e. nearly flat to to road.

This is why road bars are the best bars to use - folk think they are too racy - it's not that, they do the job. I had more trouble riding the MTB to work with bar ends than I do the road bike. The road bike position on the hoods is more natural for the hand/wrist.

Very true , i used to suffer with numb hands on long rides till i got my wrist angle set to a natural angle.

check the bit on hand position as i assume it could be used for bar ends in the same way ..http://bikedynamics.co.uk/guidelines.htm