Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
Good luck, Catrin.

Can I ask where on your hands it hurts? Your fingers? The meat of your palm? Are you experiencing any residual numbness after you're done riding?

I normally agree with Jonathan that you should get about a number of miles on your bike before a full fitting, but that assumes that you are not in actual pain in the meantime. My hands have, unfortunately, not been the same since last year. In an effort to figure out a good set-up and in a foolish belief that I could overcome the pain, I did some long-term damage to my hands by continuing to ride the bike. I share that with you not to scare you, but to caution you against pushing it if the bike doesn't feel good.
The worst pain is in the meat of my palm between the thumb and forefinger - not quite sure what to call that - and it extends to the base of my thumbs on the inside of my palm. My LHT is currently back at the LBS while they confirm that the correct parts were shipped with it - it sounds like they may not have included the proper levers...but will know more tomorrow.

I hear you on being stubborn about overcoming pain - which I also tend to do. I do have a very light touch of arthritis in my hands already so am trying to be smart about this. If the current fitter can't fix things - then I will call Johnathan when I have his fee saved and explain the situation to him. As much as I love the bike, it won't do me or it any good to try and ride it under the current setup. If I have to move to mountain bars and trigger shifters to take care of this then I will...but that isn't my first choice