hand pain anywhere but the tops. WTF. Any other way to relieve pressure?
07-11-13, 07:49 PM
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Hi,
FWIW I could not get on with the drops or the on the hoods
with drops, so I and chopped and flipped them into bullhorns.
rgds, sreten.
FWIW I could not get on with the drops or the on the hoods
with drops, so I and chopped and flipped them into bullhorns.
rgds, sreten.
07-11-13, 07:55 PM
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Don't forget the angle of the dangle.
Tilt your saddle back. You should definitely be sure you're not subtly sliding forward and down onto your hands." The saddle nose was already tilted up, but maybe not enough. I tilted it to a more extreme angle. No hand pain, but it felt bad on my taint. I adjusted it to an in-between position, between the starting position and the extreme one, and that angle seems okay on my taint and better but not perfect on my hands. The pain is still there, but it takes longer to truly become excruciating and it's also less severe. Progress! Still, it's not perfect. I'm going to continue riding with my current adjustments and see if it's okay long term. I have to compromise somewhere. I'm afraid tilting the saddle nose up anymore is going to cause serious perineal pressure on longer rides, even though it feels great on my hands.
I also designed a better plumb line to see where my knee is aligning relative to the pedal spindle. I also realized I need to lower it slowly to see where it falls. Letting the plumb line swing from a low to position to begin with just makes it go pull back as far as it can, to the spindle. Lowering it slowly is the way to go. As it appears, my knee cap is actually a cm behind the spindle. I'll need to have a friend help me to
confirm. It's kind of hard doing it by myself. Tilt your saddle back. You should definitely be sure you're not subtly sliding forward and down onto your hands." The saddle nose was already tilted up, but maybe not enough. I tilted it to a more extreme angle. No hand pain, but it felt bad on my taint. I adjusted it to an in-between position, between the starting position and the extreme one, and that angle seems okay on my taint and better but not perfect on my hands. The pain is still there, but it takes longer to truly become excruciating and it's also less severe. Progress! Still, it's not perfect. I'm going to continue riding with my current adjustments and see if it's okay long term. I have to compromise somewhere. I'm afraid tilting the saddle nose up anymore is going to cause serious perineal pressure on longer rides, even though it feels great on my hands.
I also designed a better plumb line to see where my knee is aligning relative to the pedal spindle. I also realized I need to lower it slowly to see where it falls. Letting the plumb line swing from a low to position to begin with just makes it go pull back as far as it can, to the spindle. Lowering it slowly is the way to go. As it appears, my knee cap is actually a cm behind the spindle. I'll need to have a friend help me to
Someone else told me the seat looks too backward already and maybe I should slide it forward slightly, so I slid it all the way forward just to see what happens. I noticed that the bend in my knee increased and acceleration and hill climbing were severely affected as was hip steering with the saddle nose, like a ship rudder. So I slid it back to the original position and forward by just 5mm.
TL;DR tilted the saddle up one click, slid the seat forward 5mm. Improvement but not perfect. Will continue messing with it until I achieve true comfort.
07-11-13, 08:46 PM
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Read my last post. Actually the drops feel okay. I removed the mirror and I kind of the like the anatomic bend. It fits my palm so nicely.
07-11-13, 09:02 PM
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2 other things come to mind for me- 1. I wonder if your body is not in love with your saddle. When this happens, you naturally take weight off of the saddle and place it in other areas, like your hands. Just a thought, since I've not seen you ride. 2. certainly try rotating your brake hoods in to match the natural position of your hand/wrist. Oftentimes, brake hoods are set parallel to the bike frame. This can put extra pressure on your hands/wrists. Tilting them inward a bit can relieve this pressure.
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Yes, the hoods can be rotated right and left, but you have to loosen the clamps
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