Road Cycling - weight on the hands

It seems to me when I'm riding too much of my weight is being put on my hands. Is this a problem with fit? The overall postion I'm in on the bike is fine, I don't feel like I'm leaning to far, and I don't get back pain. But I have to change my hand position frequently.

Try adjusting the rake [angle] of your saddle. Tilt the nose back about one degree. That should solve your problem.

Originally posted by velocipedio
Try adjusting the rake [angle] of your saddle. Tilt the nose back about one degree. That should solve your problem.

Coolio.

Are you talking about using drop bars, or are you riding your MTB?
Straight bars offer only 1 hand position-in the grips. Drop bars allow you to ride with your hands on the shoulders, by the stem, on the hoods, or in the drops. Sufficient padding from cork tape also helps (add a few strips of the old padding under the tape, along the bar, before you wrap the new tape on).
I have found that the top of road bars works best when nearly horizontal, and the drops should be at an angle that matches the natural angle of your closed hand. If the drops are horizontal, then your wrist bends too much, and the top of the bars slopes downward.
Another problem is when people tilt the saddle too much. then, you are using your hands to hold yourself up. Tilting the nose up may help. This is when good padding on your shorts is needed.
Finally, well padeed gloves are a must on a road bike. Some gloves stick poorly to certain types of tape, too.

I agree with the preceding respondents. I also strongly advocate adding extensions to hybrid or mountain bike handlebars, to provide at least one additional hand position.

Thanks D*Alex!

I just went and tilted my saddle back, before I did so I was looking at it and the saddle appeared to be slanting forward, so that was probably my problem. I really need to get a new saddle. The bike came with a Selle Italia Trans am Max Flite(whew) but the slot cut out in the middle um..cough..urm...pinched me really bad and after a ride my.... would be red and sore and hurt really bad. So I put my MTB saddle( Vetta tri-shock) on my road bike. The Vetta is really comfortable but it has a "power rise" in the back, which drives me crazy because it makes my butt slide forward so I'm riding on the nose of the saddle. I was looking at a Fizik Pave because it looks like it is flat, has anybody used a Fizik Pave?

Yup, just took a spin around the block. Tilting the saddle back worked.

Originally posted by fubar5
Yup, just took a spin around the block. Tilting the saddle back worked.
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