SlinkyWizard

About 6 months ago? I fractured my radial head ( elbow ) in my left arm. After the fracture healed, and I was able to put pressure using my left arm on the Ergon grips my bike had, and I experienced a sore left wrist, about 20 minutes into the ride because I thought my wrist was was bending too much. This happened day after day after day, but only my left wrist. So I thought maybe the Ergon grip is too flat, or sitting too horizontal, forcing me to bend my wrist a little more than what is comfortable. ( Again, my right wrist has no problem with the horizontal grip ).

So I decided to angle up the Ergon grips to make my wrists straighter , in line with my arm. ( both right and left grips ) Gone are the left wrist problems , but now when I wake up in the middle of the night, my left pinky is in pain, and this pain started around the same time as I angled the grip. Every night, pinky pain, so I straighten and bend my pinky a few times, and the pain disappears.

I'm wondering if the injury, + the ergon grip is causing pinky pain, or if anyone else has experienced something like this.

I am thinking of changing the grip to a plain round one.

travbikeman

I too recently angled my Ergon grips like you did hoping that it would help with the pressure on my hands and the numbness issue. It helped, but still have the problem with my fingers going numb occasionally. I don't have the problem with the wrist at night though. You might need to check with your doctor on that.

I'm getting to a point that I'm thinking of switching to a gravel bike instead of my hybrid.

canklecat

Ditto, especially after jamming my wrist and thumb joint in a couple of minor crashes. Elevating the handlebar stem an inch helped relieve some pressure while it heals. I already have ergo grips, and the palm shelf positioning does help.

yashinon

Do you wear gloves? Get a good pair of gloves that prevent nerve damage.