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Old 08-03-10 | 06:37 AM
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lechwe
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From: Holt, MI

Bikes: Trek 4500

Originally Posted by MrTuner1970
Without knowing how you fit onto the bike (weight distribution, etc.), it's kind of hard to say for sure.

My hands start feeling numb when:

--my arms are "locked"; i.e., not enough bend at the elbow
--I'm generally not relaxed in my upper body
This may be part of my problem. I'll have to pay attention this evening and see if I am guilty of these two things. I tend to be tense when I am focusing on my cadence or something like that. May not make sense but the harder I focus the more tense or stiff I become. As someone above suggested I do tend to grip the bars tightly and I catch myself doing so and try to loosen them up.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give some of it a try tonight and see how it goes.
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