padded gloves for hand numbness
10-13-12, 10:15 PM
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I am a fresh 1 week newb to cycling as a form of exercise. Went out and bought a new mountain bike and some goodies with it.
Motivation: Current girlfriend who is a marathon runner. Certain aspects of manhood came into question
. I wont have any of that! Exercise time.
I am not entirely sure how long/far I have been riding each session (only just installed adroid app My Tracks 1 hour ago - after my 2 hour riding session).
Anyways, my first run out I decided to push myself and ride to work (4 stations away, am guessing around 15-25KM or so).
I noticed around 10km into the ride my left pinky and ring finger getting tingly. Right pinky and ring also, but to lesser extent.
After a few daily sessions since then, including this morning I have noticed that at around the 10 km or so mark the tingling sensation returns.
And because of this, I found this thread. I actually read through the whole thing... lots of interesting ideas (I especially enjoyed the part where if we turn to the Dark Side our problems will go away - big star wars fan.)
Anyways, for me (not pro by any means... yet) I believe the combination of being 99kg @ 190cm (bit overweight, but have dropped 4 KG in 1 week due to cycling and diet change), as well as seat being roughly the same vertical height as bars is what is causing it for me.
The shop guy mentioned the shaft thingy that raises the handles being short, and that if i wanted to raise it, I would need to purchase some extra widget or somethin.
So, since I read all you peoples input on OPs post I am now headed to the shop to have them order the shaft extension device (a metal tube I am assuming).
Thanks everyone for the input in this thread, i am sure there are many more who have benefited from reading it - but remained silent. I came here to rectify that situation (1 voice > 0)
Cheers,
Brad
Motivation: Current girlfriend who is a marathon runner. Certain aspects of manhood came into question
. I wont have any of that! Exercise time.I am not entirely sure how long/far I have been riding each session (only just installed adroid app My Tracks 1 hour ago - after my 2 hour riding session).
Anyways, my first run out I decided to push myself and ride to work (4 stations away, am guessing around 15-25KM or so).
I noticed around 10km into the ride my left pinky and ring finger getting tingly. Right pinky and ring also, but to lesser extent.
After a few daily sessions since then, including this morning I have noticed that at around the 10 km or so mark the tingling sensation returns.
And because of this, I found this thread. I actually read through the whole thing... lots of interesting ideas (I especially enjoyed the part where if we turn to the Dark Side our problems will go away - big star wars fan.)
Anyways, for me (not pro by any means... yet) I believe the combination of being 99kg @ 190cm (bit overweight, but have dropped 4 KG in 1 week due to cycling and diet change), as well as seat being roughly the same vertical height as bars is what is causing it for me.
The shop guy mentioned the shaft thingy that raises the handles being short, and that if i wanted to raise it, I would need to purchase some extra widget or somethin.
So, since I read all you peoples input on OPs post I am now headed to the shop to have them order the shaft extension device (a metal tube I am assuming).
Thanks everyone for the input in this thread, i am sure there are many more who have benefited from reading it - but remained silent. I came here to rectify that situation (1 voice > 0)
Cheers,
Brad
I too have read the whole post since I have pins and needles in my hands when I ride. I will trying the angle with my seat the next time I get out to ride to see if that makes a difference.
thanks to everyone's input on this three it has been informative to this newbi.
10-14-12, 04:57 AM
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Looks like I just barely dodged a bullet there... I've got the beard and aerobelly, but fortunately my degrees are all in physics, not engineering.
As already noted, overdoing the padding (on chamois, gloves, saddle, or wherever) can put pressure on body parts not meant to handle it.
You could always try riding in the drops--raise the bars a bit if you have to--which distributes the pressure a little differently.
As already noted, overdoing the padding (on chamois, gloves, saddle, or wherever) can put pressure on body parts not meant to handle it.
You could always try riding in the drops--raise the bars a bit if you have to--which distributes the pressure a little differently.
10-16-12, 10:07 PM
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Nice looking 'bent, may check out one when I am in the market for a new bike.
10-22-12, 02:58 AM
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I've got the ultimate solution for hand numbness
Attach some helium balloon around your chest ... no more pressure on your wrists
No need to say i know -->
Attach some helium balloon around your chest ... no more pressure on your wrists
No need to say i know -->
10-22-12, 03:02 AM
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I too have read the whole post since I have pins and needles in my hands when I ride. I will trying the angle with my seat the next time I get out to ride to see if that makes a difference.
thanks to everyone's input on this three it has been informative to this newbi.
thanks to everyone's input on this three it has been informative to this newbi.
I also adjusted the seat as well, but I figure the biggest difference will be when I get the new shaft thingy that will raise my handle bars up about 8cm or so.... the part is apparently obscure, so I have to wait another week just for them to find it. Actually told them if they couldnt get it I would return the bike and buy another one from a competitor (have the right to, as its under a 60 day return guarantee etc etc).
Another thing I noticed is a noticable increase in my forearm muscles, which I am attributing to actual exercise. Seems to make the ride smoother and easier.
I keep hearing about Core this and Core that... so I decided to get some dumbbells and work on upper torso to tighten it up a bit as well.
Also ordered a suit of Pearl Izumi tight-clothing stuff (pants and top jersey), as well as some pretty cool mizuno shoes (had to order from US Amazon as I require 11.5 and Japan Amazon dont have it). Looking forward to trying out the SPD thingy with the pedals (which I also ordered, dual platform/SPD so I can use without SPD shoes).
Will be nice to go out riding and not look TOTALLY newb, which if you saw me (i wear jogging clothing while riding) you'd laugh.
I'm sure there will be more things I can think of to improve my time/distance, but just the fact I'm doing 24-36km every 2nd day has made my body weight drop like a stone. Better eating habits also help.
Now I just have to actually STOP smoking.... for real... I feel its limiting me - especially uphill. Thats like the king of uphills for me... sigh
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