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  1. #1
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    Jul 2006
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catriona View Post
    I try to make sure my wrists don't bend back towards me when I'm riding - so I move the shifters kinda so that they are pointing down towards the front bike wheel... it keeps my wrists in sort of a neutral straight position... If you're bending your wrists you can aggravate things and make things go numb. Move your hands around, and keep the weight off your wrists as much as possible.

    You already look pretty upright.
    I second this advise about angling the brakes and shifter more so that your wrists aren't bent back as much. I have some trouble on my flat bar bike because it forces my wrists to rotate a bit inward.

    What kind of pedals are you using? It looks like maybe your feet should be a bit further forward on your pedals so that the ball of your foot is more over the spindle.
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  2. #2
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    Apr 2009
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    Quote Originally Posted by MDHillSlug View Post
    I second this advise about angling the brakes and shifter more so that your wrists aren't bent back as much.
    I'll third that advice, especially after viewing the pictures in #23. Try angling the brake levers so that they squeeze toward your shoulders, not your midsection.

 

 

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