Originally Posted by slickrcbd

I suspect you need better padding.
The padding on the top portion of my old bike's drop bars was worn thin on one side, and I was experiencing that with that hand only. I did not have that problem before the padding started to fall apart.
I've pulled that bike out of the attic however so I can leave it at the train station, and if I get many more temp jobs in the Chicago Loop I'm considering replacing the padding or handlebars. I have no idea how to replace the padding however. It doesn't look like it was meant to come off, but it's over 30 years old and falling apart on the top (but not the rarely used curved bottom bars).