As a teenager I used to take all day bike rides and I loved to bike everywhere. I got older and more sedentary. In my late 20s I was Dx with Fibro myalgia. Now I am 36 and almost 300 lbs. I go to exercise class at the gym regularly 3-4x a week and I eat healthy, but food just sticks to me. I think I could get more fit if I could get back to bicycling.

I am 5'10" and very long-waisted, and every bike I try seems to have me leaning painfully far forward/down. I end up with severe wrist pain very quickly. I asked at several bike shops but they don't seem to know what to suggest. I asked if they can put taller handlebars on a bike to accommodate my tall torso, and they didn't seem to know.

I still have the bike I bought in college, a Nishiki, which was supposedly sized to fit my height but it also causes wrist/hand pain. I even tried wrist wraps to give support to no avail.

My eventual goal is to get comfortable riding to do the 4 mile commute to and from the college each day (all paved roads, gentle hills).

Help! Is there any hope for me?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.