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Old 02-03-02 | 03:01 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Sorry about your pain! Be careful, because hand/wrist injuries can become debilitating, if not treated properly.

Have you tried: 1) padded gloves; 2) padded handlebar wrap; 3) raising your handlebar stem; 4) a shorter-reach stem; 5) altering your hand position frequently when riding; 6) wider, lower-pressure tyres?

I experience LESS hand numbness/pain/etc on my road bikes than on my mountain bike, presumably because of the greater variety of hand positions accommodated by drop bars.

You need to try to determine whether your problems arise from position and pressure on your hands or from road vibration.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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