MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
what about gloves with a substantial gel padding?
stem suspension. anybody used one?
- Thread starter rowan 46
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shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
@rowan 46 it appears the discomfort follows on from the shoulder injury. I'm in same boat with a perma crocked neck and I have had to ditch road bikes and adjust my position on the flat bar bikes to adopt a more sit up and beg position and stance YKWIM to allow for a different weight distribution through the contact points of bars and saddle and maybe take some of the pinch and pressure out of your shoulder area and not have the same impact on the nerves passing through there. Try to ride as loose and relaxed in that region as possible, lower flappier (again YKWIM) elbows a lighter grip on the bars etc.
Otherwise, bar ends to give you different hand options, well padded gloves, different grips can make a heck of a difference, some people swear by the ergon type to kind of plant your hands in your optimal position for you but I find them uncomfortable and like more freedom at the wrist (@Fnaar) that I feel they afford me.
All; now 2; of my bikes have front suspension tho - not shock forks or much travel & more by chance than choice but TBH I think body position and bike set up helps me more.
Good luck finding what works best for you.
Otherwise, bar ends to give you different hand options, well padded gloves, different grips can make a heck of a difference, some people swear by the ergon type to kind of plant your hands in your optimal position for you but I find them uncomfortable and like more freedom at the wrist (@Fnaar) that I feel they afford me.
All; now 2; of my bikes have front suspension tho - not shock forks or much travel & more by chance than choice but TBH I think body position and bike set up helps me more.
Good luck finding what works best for you.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
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clockworksimon
Über Member
- Location
- England
Agree that bike set up is also important. Angle of saddle, height and angle of bars and distance from saddle to bars all affect how much weight you place on your hands. Even small changes in something like the angle of your saddle can make a noticeable difference. Also try to change position regularly whilst riding. I get back pain so find siting up every 10 minutes or so for half a minute or so helps me to go further without the discomfort limiting my ride. That would probably help with hands/wrists as well. Improving core strength and flexibility could help too.
Completely understand the wish to try out a piece of kit which is designed to help. That's why I bought my flex stem, and suspension seat post, originally. It's fun to fettle and try different things out even if there are lots of other sensible things you could do too!
Completely understand the wish to try out a piece of kit which is designed to help. That's why I bought my flex stem, and suspension seat post, originally. It's fun to fettle and try different things out even if there are lots of other sensible things you could do too!
Globalti
Legendary Member
At a time when I had back pain I bought a USE supension seatpost for my mountain bike and within a couple of weeks it had siezed as gritty water found its way inside past the rather poor seal. So many of these things are built for sunny dry California conditions, not wet Britain, which I why I woun't be buying the next generation of Specialized Roubaix.
