Point taken. I'll get into the drops more often. :)

The picture you have attached is very interesting and I think highlights some subtleties of technique which one would expect to see in someone like Greg Lamond.

His left hand is in pretty much in the position of function - best mechanical advantage, no pressure points along nerve tracts and wrist not overly extended. From the perspective of nerve compression, if he had carpal tunnel or ulnar nerve problems it is not from this hand position. His elbows are in, which would promote the correct hand/wrist position. He is also using the equivalent of the hooks on a drop bar. His bars have no drops.

Note also that the thumb of his right hand is hooked over the bar alleviating stresses in the right wrist and hand.

I like the photo. Thank you for posting it.

r

Glad that you have enjoyed the pic, GL did indeed have an elegant and effective descending style that we attempted to emulate "back when".
Perhaps it's a translation error, his hands are on "The Drops" with elbows bent as required for relaxed, controlled technical descending.

-Bandera

You can't post anything that isn't true on the internet.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...e882c69621.jpg

Actually my error, his hand is on the drops. His hand is in the best position to avoid nerve compression and gives best mechanical advantage. It is the position to use for extended periods of time when using the drops.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=463133

The 2nd photo I am posting (the first is yours) of Lemond shows him sprinting. His hand position is the bad one for nerve problems. His wrist is hyper-extended and he is putting pressure on the drop right over the course of the ulnar nerve. If his elbows weren't bent and in, it would be even worse. This is the position of the hand and wrist to avoid for long periods. Obviously he is sprinting so he has no choice.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=463140

I suspect the photo also shows perfect sprinting form.

r