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Date: 16 May 2007 17:07:31
From: SDB
Subject: Carpel tunnel
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I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
riding is pretty bad.
I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
have any other suggestions?
Thanks!
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Date: 18 May 2007 23:20:01
From: Dave H.
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote in message
news:IKednVmOTIoT7tbbnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried
> wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple
> miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen
> with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does
> anyone
> have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
Was adjusting the saddle already mentioned? If the nose of the saddle points
downward your body tends to slide forward. This puts a strain on your hands
and wrists as they must work to push your body back. I use a carpenter's
spirit level and try the saddle absolutely level before making any minor
changes.
The suggestion to keep your grip loose is good advice. I catch myself using
a white-knuckled grip sometimes, when a light touch is all that is needed.
Hope you can figure out what it takes to keep riding.
Dave H.
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Date: 17 May 2007 18:02:49
From: BobT
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote in message
news:IKednVmOTIoT7tbbnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried
> wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple
> miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen
> with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does
> anyone
> have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
You can work on core strength, read a spiritual book, change your bike
position, try a new handlebar, pray, quit riding, buy a recumbent, etc.,
etc. Another option would be to see a physician with experience treating
this disease. I suffered with this problem for decades until a surgeon cut
my transverse carpal ligaments thereby releasing my entrapped median nerves.
The operations were done without general anesthesia and required about 20
minutes per hand. This produced complete resolution of my symptoms without
any recurrence of problems for the last three years.
Of course not everyone needs an operation for this problem. I am just
suggesting another option for evaluation and treatment of your problem
besides posting to rec.bicycles.misc. Perhaps you have already attempted to
embrace this approach.
Best of luck to you.
Here's a link to information about carpal tunnel syndrome from the National
Institutes of Health:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm
BobT
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Date: 18 May 2007 07:09:04
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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BobT wrote:
:: You can work on core strength, read a spiritual book, change your
:: bike position, try a new handlebar, pray, quit riding, buy a
:: recumbent, etc., etc. Another option would be to see a physician
:: with experience treating this disease.
While I'm glad your solution worked, I think I'd rather try at least a few
of the other options before having parts of my body cut as you point out
below.
I suffered with this problem
:: for decades until a surgeon cut my transverse carpal ligaments
:: thereby releasing my entrapped median nerves. The operations were
:: done without general anesthesia and required about 20 minutes per
:: hand. This produced complete resolution of my symptoms without any
:: recurrence of problems for the last three years.
::
:: Of course not everyone needs an operation for this problem. I am
:: just suggesting another option for evaluation and treatment of your
:: problem besides posting to rec.bicycles.misc. Perhaps you have
:: already attempted to embrace this approach.
At least he has seen a doctor about it....it's not so unreasonable to asking
other cyclists to see how they dealt with the issues (if they have). Doctors
don't know everything.
::
:: Best of luck to you.
::
:: Here's a link to information about carpal tunnel syndrome from the
:: National Institutes of Health:
::
:: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm
::
:: BobT
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Date: 17 May 2007 10:21:28
From: gds
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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On May 16, 2:07 pm, "SDB" <EssDeebi...@comcast.net > wrote:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
> have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
Let me throw out another possible solution that may or may not
interest you. My own experience is that a lot of the issues that
riders have with weight on their hands are caused not simply by
position but by issues with core strength. Many cyclists do not work
on core strength and thus have "too" much wieght on their hands.
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Date: 17 May 2007 08:36:29
From: Steve
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB wrote:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
> have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
I have severe carpal in both hands due to being a Chef for the last 40
yrs, (carpal tunnel used to be called the "butchers disease" before
computers made it so common)
You do not have to change bikes to use a drop bar which does help
considerably
just use dia-comp 287V brake levers and bar end shifters or shifters for
a flat bar road bike
you will prolly have to change stems to get the correct clamp dia but
not a big deal with threadless headsets
Steve
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Date: 16 May 2007 23:25:43
From:
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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You shouldn't have any trouble finding aero bars to an MTB. However,
there might be other explanations for pain in your hands and arms.
It's not uncommon for the pressure of the riding position on the hands
to compress nerves in your hand. Unless you've discussed this with
your doctor, you might consider a second opinion.
Ian
On May 17, 7:07 am, "SDB" <EssDeebi...@comcast.net > wrote:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
> have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
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Date: 16 May 2007 22:44:52
From: pdamm
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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That sounds painful!
Over several years I have been progressively raising the height of my
handle bars and this has resulted in the numbness I was getting now
completely disappearing. But I now have a fairly upright position and
I push a lot of air but comfort is more important to me than speed.
At one stage I did put aero bars on the flat bars of my hybrid and
that worked well. I currently use "butterfly" bars and I like them
but it seems you may need to keep the weight off your hands for some
time until the problem is resolved so maybe aero bars are the go.
Peter Damm
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Date: 17 May 2007 04:12:06
From: Steve Gravrock
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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On 2007-05-16, SDB <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
> have any other suggestions?
I've had carpal tunnel, albeit a fairly mild case, so while I'm not an
expert I do speak from experience. Each case is unique, but there are
two fairly common things that aggravate the problem: palm pressure and
pronation, or palms-down hand position. Sometimes pronation is the
bigger problem even when it seems otherwise.
Try this: Hold your hands in front of your belly button, forearms level
with the ground and palms down. Keeping your palms down, move your hands
out so they're in front of your shoulders. Pay close attention to your
forearms. You should be able to feel the tension building up. Now turn
your hands so the palms face toward each other. Feel the tension go
away? Even if you don't have tendinitis in your wrists -- a condition
which often accompanies and aggravates carpal tunnel syndrome -- all
that extra tension in the tendons which make up part of the carpal tunnel
doesn't help.
Now, on to practical advice: yes, aero bars are the first thing I'd try.
They'll give you a position where your hands are in a neutral position
with no weight on them, which is ideal. I'd be very surprised if they
didn't help. I'd reccomend bar ends as well. They're cheap, and they'll
give you a non-pronated position that gives you easier access to the
brake levers than from aero bars. If that setup doesn't work for you,
something like albatross handlebars might.
Switching to a bike with drop bars is an option, and ultimately what I
prefer, but you should try less drastic measures first. You're dealing
with what is hopefully a temporary problem, and a new bike that you buy
today might put you in a rather different position than you'll want
once you're recovered. Better to experiment with cheaper stuff until
you know what your long-term outlook is.
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Date: 17 May 2007 04:03:11
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote in message
news:IKednVmOTIoT7tbbnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried
> wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple
> miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
This sounds nuts, but it's been true for me: the best way to not have your
hands go numb is to increase your core strength. If you have the core
strength to hold your body up, you won't be leaning on your arms.
Do this, and be sure to check regularly that your elbows are bent and your
wrists are straight, and it will really make a world of difference.
Also - are you sure it's carpel tunnel and not ulnar nerve ("handlebar
palsy")? Which fingers are you having trouble with: the thumb and
forefinger, or the pinky and ring finger?
It'll also help, if you're using a computer at work, to consider having a
prop for your wrists at the keyboard and maybe a trackball instead of a
mouse.
--
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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Date: 16 May 2007 21:00:47
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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In article <z6Q2i.343$4Y.231@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net >,
"Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@mouse-potato.com > writes:
> SDB wrote:
>>
>> The diagnosis was with some electric shock thing they attached to my
>> fingers. Two doctors read the results and independently came to the
>> same conclusion. That said, I am all in of solving medical problems
>> in a manor that is as non-invasive as possible. Next time I'm at the
>> book store I'll take a look. Thank you!
>
> Diagnosis sounds fine, but ...
>
> Years ago I lost the feeling in the two small fingers in my LEFT hand. I
> went in to Evanston Hospital for an EMG (lots of electric shocks on fingers
> and elsewhere). I got a diagnosis of carpal tunnel in my RIGHT wrist. I
> explained that this didn't match my symptoms very well. The doctor looked at
> the test results again, and explained that I definitely had carpal tunnel in
> my right wrist, and it would be surely start hurting me soon. It might
> someday, but that was in 1989 and I haven't had problems yet. [Haven't gone
> back to that doctor, either.]
I've heard at least 2 explanations of what CTS is.
One is that there are tendons encased within sheathing
tubes of tissue, extending from the wrist to the knuckles,
and that these require some sort of bio-lubricant in there,
and if that lubricant is depleted due to repetitive stress,
it gets kind of like dry brake inner cable scraping against
its outer housing.
The other is compression of the median nerve.
cheers,
Tom
--
Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca
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Date: 17 May 2007 02:25:19
From: bob prohaska's usenet account
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote:
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
> have any other suggestions?
>
The aerobars don't care what your handlebar setup looks like, I have
them on an old set of "brama bullhorn" bars (from Scott, iirc). They
help hand problems greatly, but........
That said, aerobars put considerable strain on one's neck, with a
torso down position which requires more head inclination to see
the road properly.
They certainly make a difference, whether it's for the better or the
worse depends very much on one's personal conformation. For me they
certainly are a help, but not a perfect solution.
bob prohaska
>
>
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Date: 16 May 2007 16:02:37
From: Ben Pfaff
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > writes:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I
> have trouble riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes
> numb. I've tried wearing a glove. The glove helps a little
> but it still hurts after a couple miles.
Do you consider your diagnosis to be reliable? Many of my
friends have been cured of "carpal tunnel" and other forms of
"repetitive stress disorder" simply by reading some of the books
by Dr. John Sarno, e.g. _The Mindbody Prescription_. I'm in this
category myself: biking, as well as typing, was painful, and then
I read the book, and now I'm completely better.
--
Ben Pfaff
http://benpfaff.org
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Date: 16 May 2007 19:54:28
From: SDB
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"Ben Pfaff" <blp@cs.stanford.edu > wrote in message
news:87d5101ieq.fsf@blp.benpfaff.org...
: "SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > writes:
:
: > I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I
: > have trouble riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes
: > numb. I've tried wearing a glove. The glove helps a little
: > but it still hurts after a couple miles.
:
: Do you consider your diagnosis to be reliable? Many of my
: friends have been cured of "carpal tunnel" and other forms of
: "repetitive stress disorder" simply by reading some of the books
: by Dr. John Sarno, e.g. _The Mindbody Prescription_. I'm in this
: category myself: biking, as well as typing, was painful, and then
: I read the book, and now I'm completely better.
: --
: Ben Pfaff
: http://benpfaff.org
The diagnosis was with some electric shock thing they attached to my
fingers. Two doctors read the results and independently came to the same
conclusion. That said, I am all in of solving medical problems in a manor
that is as non-invasive as possible. Next time I'm at the book store I'll
take a look. Thank you!
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Date: 16 May 2007 22:38:05
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB wrote:
>
> The diagnosis was with some electric shock thing they attached to my
> fingers. Two doctors read the results and independently came to the
> same conclusion. That said, I am all in of solving medical problems
> in a manor that is as non-invasive as possible. Next time I'm at the
> book store I'll take a look. Thank you!
Diagnosis sounds fine, but ...
Years ago I lost the feeling in the two small fingers in my LEFT hand. I
went in to Evanston Hospital for an EMG (lots of electric shocks on fingers
and elsewhere). I got a diagnosis of carpal tunnel in my RIGHT wrist. I
explained that this didn't match my symptoms very well. The doctor looked at
the test results again, and explained that I definitely had carpal tunnel in
my right wrist, and it would be surely start hurting me soon. It might
someday, but that was in 1989 and I haven't had problems yet. [Haven't gone
back to that doctor, either.]
Others have suggested different types of bars, and I don't have much to add.
Bar ends and clip-on aero bars are both cheap -- why not try both? Also, you
can easily switch from a mountain bike bar to a hybrid bar, which has a
different angle and generally is up an inch or so higher.
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Date: 16 May 2007 15:54:22
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
Sorry to hear that.
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars?
I've seen people with them certainly. I imagine most clip-ons would
work, though you might need shims depending on your bars.
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?sku=2609
> Does anyone have any other suggestions?
1. Get some bar-ends to give you some hand position options.
2. Switch to something like albatross bars that will change the angle
you hold your hands at.
3. Switch to a drop bar bike.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
Who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
-- Lao Tsu
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Date: 16 May 2007 20:04:27
From: SDB
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"Dane Buson" <dane@unseen.edu > wrote in message
news:ulesh4-uh.ln1@curare.zuvembi.homelinux.org...
: SDB <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > wrote:
: > I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have
trouble
: > riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried
wearing
: > a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple
miles.
: > The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day
after
: > riding is pretty bad.
:
: Sorry to hear that.
:
: > I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight
off
: > my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen
with
: > aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars?
:
: I've seen people with them certainly. I imagine most clip-ons would
: work, though you might need shims depending on your bars.
:
: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?sku=2609
:
: > Does anyone have any other suggestions?
:
: 1. Get some bar-ends to give you some hand position options.
: 2. Switch to something like albatross bars that will change the angle
: you hold your hands at.
: 3. Switch to a drop bar bike.
:
: --
: Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
I looked at bar-ends at the LBS and it looks like most of my weight would
still be on my palms which is causing the pain. That's why I was
considering the aerobars. Because of your suggestion I Googled albatross
bars. I liked what I saw. It looks like while cruising I could rest me
forearm on bars take the weight off my hands.
Regarding the drop bar bike... its a fine suggestion but my bike is a good
friend. It would be fair to toss it aside so quickly due to my
shortcomings. :)
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Date: 17 May 2007 06:18:47
From: Mike Jacoubowsky
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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> Regarding the drop bar bike... its a fine suggestion but my bike is a good
> friend. It would be fair to toss it aside so quickly due to my
> shortcomings. :)
Don't be so keen to hold onto your friend, if it means you don't get to
ride. I can ride 10 hours on a road bike without issue, but 30 minutes on a
mountain bike and my hands aren't happy. It's one of those dirty little
secrets that keeps me from wanting to ride much off-road. Guess it ain't so
secret anymore.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
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Date: 16 May 2007 15:43:17
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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In article <IKednVmOTIoT7tbbnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@comcast.com >,
"SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > writes:
> I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have trouble
> riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried wearing
> a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple miles.
> The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day after
> riding is pretty bad.
>
> I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight off
> my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen with
> aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does anyone
> have any other suggestions?
My suggestion is pretty cheap & simple: don't strangle
the handgrips.
I've rotated the levers on my own mountain bike up toward the
horizontal (between 3 and 4 o'clock) and sort of lie my palms
and fingers flat-ish across the handgrips and levers. It's
quite comfortable, and unlike using aerobars, I always have
braking control right at my fingertips.
The worst thing to do is to slump weight down on your wrists
so your hands bend up & backwards (as when pushing open a
free-swinging door.) Best is with the wrists slightly
elevated, or at least straight. Same idea as with those
wrist supports for computer keyboards.
I will confess to grasping the handgrips more tightly while
riding on upgrades; it helps me to pull up on the handlebar.
I think it also helps me to secure my body for applying more
force to the pedals.
So, before investing $$$ in stuff like aerobars, just try
relaxing your grip, and maybe adjusting your brake lever
angles to get a comfortable riding posture.
cheers,
Tom
--
Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca
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Date: 16 May 2007 19:42:57
From: SDB
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"Tom Keats" <tkeats2005@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:5e1g2f.1eg.ln@bud.garden.local...
: In article <IKednVmOTIoT7tbbnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@comcast.com >,
: "SDB" <EssDeebiggs@comcast.net > writes:
: > I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have
trouble
: > riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb. I've tried
wearing
: > a glove. The glove helps a little but it still hurts after a couple
miles.
: > The discomfort takes all the fun out of riding plus the pain the day
after
: > riding is pretty bad.
: >
: > I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the weight
off
: > my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only bikes I've seen
with
: > aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for flat handle bars? Does
anyone
: > have any other suggestions?
:
: My suggestion is pretty cheap & simple: don't strangle
: the handgrips.
:
: I've rotated the levers on my own mountain bike up toward the
: horizontal (between 3 and 4 o'clock) and sort of lie my palms
: and fingers flat-ish across the handgrips and levers. It's
: quite comfortable, and unlike using aerobars, I always have
: braking control right at my fingertips.
:
: The worst thing to do is to slump weight down on your wrists
: so your hands bend up & backwards (as when pushing open a
: free-swinging door.) Best is with the wrists slightly
: elevated, or at least straight. Same idea as with those
: wrist supports for computer keyboards.
:
: I will confess to grasping the handgrips more tightly while
: riding on upgrades; it helps me to pull up on the handlebar.
: I think it also helps me to secure my body for applying more
: force to the pedals.
:
: So, before investing $$$ in stuff like aerobars, just try
: relaxing your grip, and maybe adjusting your brake lever
: angles to get a comfortable riding posture.
:
:
: cheers,
: Tom
:
Thank you very much. My leavers are 4:00ish. I've never paid attention to
whether I've been using a death grip or not. I'll pay more attention.
Lightening up could help it won't make it worse.
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Date: 16 May 2007 17:49:20
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB wrote:
:: I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have
:: trouble riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb.
:: I've tried wearing a glove. The glove helps a little but it still
:: hurts after a couple miles. The discomfort takes all the fun out of
:: riding plus the pain the day after riding is pretty bad.
::
:: I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the
:: weight off my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only
:: bikes I've seen with aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for
:: flat handle bars? Does anyone have any other suggestions?
::
:: Thanks!
A recumbent is a good way to take the weight off your hands.
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Date: 16 May 2007 20:06:21
From: SDB
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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"Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:134mv382jmp7q70@news.supernews.com...
: SDB wrote:
: :: I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have
: :: trouble riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb.
: :: I've tried wearing a glove. The glove helps a little but it still
: :: hurts after a couple miles. The discomfort takes all the fun out of
: :: riding plus the pain the day after riding is pretty bad.
: ::
: :: I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the
: :: weight off my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only
: :: bikes I've seen with aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for
: :: flat handle bars? Does anyone have any other suggestions?
: ::
: :: Thanks!
:
: A recumbent is a good way to take the weight off your hands.
Thank you but my bike has been a reliable friend for the last 6 years.
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Date: 19 May 2007 10:03:17
From: DougC
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB wrote:
> : A recumbent is a good way to take the weight off your hands.
>
> Thank you but my bike has been a reliable friend for the last 6 years.
>
Well put it in the cellar, and visit with it on weekends. ;)
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Recumbents have their disadvantages but they are (generally speaking)
/drastically/ more comfortable than uprights. A bicycle that hurts so
much you won't ride it is no bargain at any price.
Suffer if you want, but riding doesn't need to hurt.
~
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Date: 16 May 2007 20:31:01
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: Carpel tunnel
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SDB wrote:
:: "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com > wrote in message
:: news:134mv382jmp7q70@news.supernews.com...
::: SDB wrote:
::::: I have been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in my right hand. I have
::::: trouble riding much more than 2 miles before my hand goes numb.
::::: I've tried wearing a glove. The glove helps a little but it still
::::: hurts after a couple miles. The discomfort takes all the fun out
::::: of riding plus the pain the day after riding is pretty bad.
:::::
::::: I've thought about getting aerobars so I could take some of the
::::: weight off my hands. I've got a mountain bike though and the only
::::: bikes I've seen with aerobars have drops. Are there aerobars for
::::: flat handle bars? Does anyone have any other suggestions?
:::::
::::: Thanks!
:::
::: A recumbent is a good way to take the weight off your hands.
::
:: Thank you but my bike has been a reliable friend for the last 6
:: years.
And I hope it continues to be, but if not....
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