Today i went for a ride with my racer. I m noticing that when i get stuck in traffic i get this pain from my thumb to the back of my hand...could it be that my tendons are getting used yo the stress after almost 10 years of not using a bike? Or maybe i need to switch from clip ons to flat bar? Has any one fitted a flat bar on a racer? I love the clip ons and i think the problem is my wrist not the bike.
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Wrist pain....again... :(
- Thread starter dabrucru
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Are your controls adjusted so that in a seated position, hands on the controls, fingers draped on the levers, you can draw a straight line through your forearms, wrists and fingers. If not, loosen the screws securing the controls and rotate them to get that alignment.
Also, you might be bearing your upper body weight on your arms. You must relax your upper body and grip the tank with your knees. Adopt the Master Yoda position to stop that behaviour and you should find the pain subsides.
Also, you might be bearing your upper body weight on your arms. You must relax your upper body and grip the tank with your knees. Adopt the Master Yoda position to stop that behaviour and you should find the pain subsides.
Snap50
Just got it firing!
Don't grip too hard. That did it every time for me. A throttle rocker helped alot.
Trout
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I had an old 74 850T awhile back. The stock bars were in the "middle" for comfort, they were not high enough or not low enough & caused the same pain you are speaking of. I tried a set of clip ons that made it worse then I tried a set of drag bars that had a slight bend. I had to play with the rotation and handle positions but eventually got it right.
I have no idea if your cables are long enough to go with wider bars or if you would be happy with the look but I often rode that old T 300 miles in a day.
I have no idea if your cables are long enough to go with wider bars or if you would be happy with the look but I often rode that old T 300 miles in a day.
I guess I have to ask this... Have you ever fallen on your hand(s) and bent them back? I did ten years ago and that's about how long it took for the wrist to collapse as the ligaments continued shredding. At this point, I've sold all my biikes that had clipons because I can't put any pressure on my left hand. It looks as though my sidecar riding is at risk as well since I had to have three bones removed from my left hand last year. It's worth some piece of mind to have a hand-doctor or someone similar do an x-ray if your hand is hurting a lot just to make sure you're not going down the same path that I just did. FWIW, it's called SLAC (scaphoid-lunate advanced collapse) and it sucks. Mightily.
I can chime in on this as it relates to cycling and basic geometry/ergonomics. I believe someone mentioned about the angle of the levers. That would be the first adjustment I'd make. Ensure when in a riding position, your fingers are in line with the rest of your arm when grasping the lever. You could also change the style of handlebar and/or make minor adjustments of rotating it upwards or downwards. Lastly, try using your core muscles to support the majority of your weight rather than using your hands.
sounds like tendinitis to me. get a cortisone shot, you'll be good as new.
If you're experiencing isolated pain, there you may have strained the ligament or anyone one of the many bones within the wrist itself. Geometry adjustments generally (but not limited) help when you have an overall ache in the wrist, hands and forearm. Get it checked out by a doctor to confirm that everything is okay. Once cleared, allow it to heal (in the event that it is strained), then fiddle around with the geometry of the handlebars and make an attempt to support the majority of your bodyweight with your core muscles versus using your hands to prop yourself up.
Trout
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Just some personal experience with wrist / hand pain.
About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with the old "Carpal Tunnel". There were times when I just dropped things especially with the left hand, there was tingling in the fingers, what appeared to be a loss of circulation to the fingers, pain in the wrist & hands. The docs wanted me to have the operation done but I was introduced to a massage therapist & gave her a try.
She determined that I had some trapped nerves under the left scapula & would actually lift the dang thing up & move the bundle of nerves out. Immediate relief but it took me some time to re-train old habits that kept that bundle of wires from getting pinched. Part of it was adjusting riding position & of course lifting things differently & even changing the way I slept.
About 15 years ago I was diagnosed with the old "Carpal Tunnel". There were times when I just dropped things especially with the left hand, there was tingling in the fingers, what appeared to be a loss of circulation to the fingers, pain in the wrist & hands. The docs wanted me to have the operation done but I was introduced to a massage therapist & gave her a try.
She determined that I had some trapped nerves under the left scapula & would actually lift the dang thing up & move the bundle of nerves out. Immediate relief but it took me some time to re-train old habits that kept that bundle of wires from getting pinched. Part of it was adjusting riding position & of course lifting things differently & even changing the way I slept.
Thanks for the note and I guess I'll have to track down another Massage therapist.
It's been a while since the last massage that made me so sick I thought I was going to hurl in his office.
So far the best was a big Blond woman. I swear she was taking the "meat off the bone" but I always walked out feeling great. as opposed to coming in hunched over and decrepit.
It's been a while since the last massage that made me so sick I thought I was going to hurl in his office.
So far the best was a big Blond woman. I swear she was taking the "meat off the bone" but I always walked out feeling great. as opposed to coming in hunched over and decrepit.