Originally Posted by
Mobile 155
Do you know Grant Peterson?
He doesn't believe anything all of the other cyclists do either. What do you suggest as a relief for having too much weight on your hands with a bike that in all other respects fits? I am saying the methods described by some of the posters do indeed seem to help. I have no trouble doing 40 to 60 miles on the hoods now that I have learned the set up that works for me, maybe not you.
He probably speaks for more cyclists than we do, but never mind that.
What I suggest is that for numb hands, "
Saddle position is part of it, and hand position, and hood or bar shape, but also reach and technique" from my first post. Weight on the hands isn't the issue - weight on certain pressure points in the hands causes numbness. And if you push the seat back, keeping your arms the same, you'll be leaning slightly more forward and have
more weight on your hands than before, not less. You probably straightened your arms when you moved back keeping the lean the same or even sitting up more, which will slightly reduce the weight. That also changes the angle of the wrist and/or hand. And the otherwise perfect fit as far as that goes. You don't want a
lot of weight on your hands but minor changes aren't going to help any.
I also ride 40-60 miles without issue, with as aggressive a setup as I can manage and really cheap non-ergonomic hoods. It wasn't until I disregarded "weight on my hands" and considered the hands themselves that I could do it without numbness. In a nutshell don't push down on the Ulnar nerve, and to a lessor extent the Median.It's not just me with an opinion:
http://highperformancesports.blogspo...-palsy-or.html
http://www.hughston.com/hha/a_15_3_2.htm
http://drdavid*****ky.com/procedures...nar_nerve.html
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/...lutions_168742