Originally Posted by
sysrq
This suggests that I might need handlebars with 90° sweep such as drop, north road, roadster or bull horn to put the weight on thumb metacarpal. On the other hand usually putting too much weight directly on muscles such as Abductor pollicis Brevis usually feels more uncomfortable than on bones.
Could be. For whatever reason, I have no trouble bearing weight on those two larger muscles: abductor pollicis brevis (thumb) and abductor digiti minimi (pinky). I don’t want weight borne where bones aren’t padded by muscles or over main nerves.
Otto