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Originally Posted by Brutal.Roadrnr
My second hour-long ride was today, temps were the mid 90's and I still made it.

...but not without incident, my ring/pinkie finger on my left hand still don't have any feeling in them. I think I may have pinched a nerve on the ride, I raised my seat a little and that may not have been a good idea.

Feeling stronger, the hills are still diabolical, but I made it through.
Were you riding with your elbows locked? Sometimes when I get tired I have a tendency to do that. If I can keep aware of it and refrain from it it saves a lot of wear on my wrists and especially in my shoulders and neck.
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