Originally Posted by
oldacura
I did set up a bike fit. I checked with Boulder Center For Sports Medicine. They have since been bought out by the University of Colorado. I don't know if Andy Pruitt is still with them but I seriously doubt that he would be doing my fit. Likely one of his apprentices. They now charge $300 for a fit plus doctor charges if I want a "medical fit". I guess that the doc charges will be submitted to my insurance but I don't know how beneficial this will be. I decided to go with a fitter at a Golden, Co. bike shop who was recommended by several people.
With regard to gloves: I only recently tried wearing gloves. I tried some Specialized "Grail" gloves. They have padding in the middle of the palm with the idea that the load can be distributed better. The gloves don't seem to help. Just now when I was riding I note that I spend most of my time with my thumbs & forefingers wrapped around the brake levers and most of the load on the "heel" of my palm - between the pads for my thumb & pinky. In an area with very little meat. I now think that if gloves would do any good, I would need to find some with padding in the center of the heel.
Well, that's the problem right there. The ulnar nerve is located in the center of the heel. As my Numb Hands link in a previous comment showed, your weight should never be there, rather on the base of the thumb or the outside heel of the hand. Change all your grips so that the center of the heel is never loaded. Go back and review that post.
BTW, that's the reason that decent cycling gloves don't have padding there. The padding would press on the ulnar nerve. Rather they are padded to prevent pressure in that area.