Originally Posted by
Bikewer
Another factor is your position on the bike and weight distribution. If you're "reach" is a bit too long, you'll be putting more weight on the bars than you need to.
The counterintuitive converse of this is that moving your seat back will take weight off of your hands.
Also, make sure your seat is level - a common bad fix for seat problems is to tip the seat forward, which ends up putting a lot of weight on your hands.
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