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Been out on the bike again today for about an 1/2 hour ride, wanted to go out for longer but my hands were killing!
I suffer from carpal tunnel and have had a couple of ops on me hands! I think the more i ride the more my hands will get used to it, but i still wanna see if it helps the change the bars! I think the bars on are stock and find that all the weight is on my hands, I need some bars that come further forward, but nothing that looks outta place! Any ideas? Thanks |
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Moved from Idle Banter to SV Talk so you get some decent answers as this will get lost in Idle banter
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Are you sure all the levers are on in the right place. Sometimes if they are adjusted it gets better. I think they're supposed to be inline with your elbows or something. Fizzwheel explains it better.
Although at the moment, there is a small amount of getting used to a bike too. I've got absolute knackered shoulders and if things aren't set up correct I have similar problems to what you have with carpel tunnel
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I think, i need to bendthe clutch lever in abit to make the reach for that better, but i think its more to do with the position of the bars, its feels very heavy on my hands! Gonna stick it out for now, but got a ride up to scotland (over 2 days) at the end of june and i don't think my hands will thank me!
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Ruth, have you tried gripping the tank with your knees and taking some of the weight off your hands/wrists?
Stompgrip traction pads help with this methinks. ![]() |
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I've heard that before, might be worth a try, my legs don't cover the tank much, but i'll try it tomorrow and report back! Thank you
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don't buy stomp grip, it looks really ugly and pants, maybe for the racers on here and like the look of a tatty bike. They certainly don't compliment a neat and tidy bike. Although you can get them in tiny spots that you can put on.
Just grip the tank....its freeeeeee! Where in Scotland are you going in June BTW? ![]()
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Riding up to a m8s in newcastle staying over night then we are all going up together for a couple of nights! Can't wait but also worrying about it! LOL |
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the levers should point slightly downward so you dont have to move your wrists while operating the levers that will help your issues alot
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