Originally Posted by
lucille
+1 to avoiding leaning on handlebars too much! Your hands should only gently rest on the handlebar. Yes, gloves help, but the position is more important.
Flat bars for commuting/shorter distances are fine, but you could try adding bar ends for your flat bars for extra hand positions.
Good you got your seat adjusted. It's not just about the height though. If the nose of the saddle is pointing too low, the gravity will push your body forward, and your arms onto the bars a lot more. See if that's happening.
Hope this helps.
Thanks. When I got the saddle adjusted, they did tilt it backward a bit, like you mentioned. So my hands should only rest on the bar, huh? I had no idea. Because right now I definitely support a good amount of my weight with it. Perhaps that's the main problem - that I just need to alter the way I ride, by forcing myself to keep my weight off my hands? I'll try this tonight after work.