Do you have your arms locked? Or your wrists bent?

For a riding position that is kind to your hands, your wrists should be straight and your elbows should be bent - and your weight should not be concentrated on your hands.

There was a good discussion yesterday in the thread titled Handlebars with some good hand & arm-related advice - you might want to check out http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=3206.

--- Denise