Sore wrists - is my bike too small?

[FatherNeil]

I have recently bought a pinnacle neon hybrid I'm using it to get fit but I find my wrists get pretty sore I got the bike at Evans and it's measured to my height (small) I do have the gloves that help.but I'm wondering is the bike too small

 

[ColinJ]

I just posted on that subject HERE.

 

[Cycleops]

I'm no expert but it sounds like there's maybe too much weight on your hands. You could try raising the stem little by little and see if that helps. Bar ends might help as you can change your hand position.

 

[Johnno260]

http://enduro-mtb.com/en/how-to-set-up-your-brake-levers-perfectly/

Here is an article I found, I was having the same issues sore wrists and pins & needles, I changed the angle of my levers and that helped a lot as I was bending my wrists back to brake.

I also bought some decent gloves with padding and that helped even more, last step was bar ends to give myself more options for hand placement.

 

[S-Express]

With the information you've given us, the only thing anyone can say for certain is that you have sore wrists. If you can post a side-on pic of you on the bike, that would be useful, it might help with diagnosis.

 

[Globalti]

The brake levers should be set at an angle of almost 45 degrees downwards, in line with the line of your arm.

 

[S-Express]

The brake levers should be set at an angle of almost 45 degrees downwards, in line with the line of your arm.

What happens if your arm isn't at 45deg ?

 

[RedRider]

Fitting bar ends might help. They're cheap and just slot onto the end of your bars to give a different hand position.

 

[Ihatehills]

I was getting sore wrists after swapping to my new bike, turns out the saddle was tilted ever so slightly forward, throwing all my weight onto my wrists, as others have said there could be any number of reasons, mostly that a few adjustments can sort

 

[vickster]

Maybe go to Evans and try the medium, they offer decent on road test rides. See how it compares

Do they still offer 30 day no quibble exchanges (you don't say how recently you purchased)

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I have recently bought a pinnacle neon hybrid I'm using it to get fit but I find my wrists get pretty sore I got the bike at Evans and it's measured to my height (small) I do have the gloves that help.but I'm wondering is the bike too small

If it helps, I've got the same bike, size small, I'm 1.60m, so just over 5ft?
I'm female, but the bike is the men's version.
Grips were horrible though, I changed them immediately for some ergo ones. Just like these, but I paid much less elsewhere.

 

[Banjo]

I was getting sore wrists after swapping to my new bike, turns out the saddle was tilted ever so slightly forward, throwing all my weight onto my wrists, as others have said there could be any number of reasons, mostly that a few adjustments can sort

Definitely agree with above quote.
try very small adjustments to the seat angle they make a big difference to the amount of weight on your arms.