How does my bike fit me?

[Cataboo]

(this is response to Heifzilla's comments we had good suggestions, some people posted while I was writing this & context was lost)

That's because we're all divas like you & have had lots of experience with various aches & pains... Wrist pain used to a limiting factor for my riding... Lots of upgrades later, I'm now mostly fine.

My bf & I both basically bought the same bike maybe in 2007? He's done minimal to his bike, while mine's been completely pimped out to suit me Basically the only thing that has been done to his bike is me saying "oh, look, I bought new handlebars that are gonna fix everything! Do you want my old pair of handlebars that were going to fix everything?"

However, it's nice that we don't appear to have the exact same bike anymore. Although, he thinks I'm ridiculous for how much I had to tweak when he's been absolutely fine.

[Heifzilla]

However, it's nice that we don't appear to have the exact same bike anymore. Although, he thinks I'm ridiculous for how much I had to tweak when he's been absolutely fine.

DH is the same exact way He is riding the same bike he bought in high school, a 1985 Schwinn World Sport, and is perfectly comfortable on it. No issues at all. He adds the cool stuff, like new panniers/bags, nifty tail lights...crap like that. And I am spending my money on ergonomic grips and stuff. He says I'm a prima donna, high maintenance as usual, always having to complain about something Well, ok, fine, but I try to explain to him that bikes in general are designed for *men*, not women. My bike is a 1998 model, it certainly is not a WSD, that's for sure. I think most men are lucky and never have issues, or just plain stupid and don't address the issues they have and just "deal with it" because that's the manly thing to do.

[Cataboo]

DH is the same exact way He is riding the same bike he bought in high school, a 1985 Schwinn World Sport, and is perfectly comfortable on it. No issues at all. He adds the cool stuff, like new panniers/bags, nifty tail lights...crap like that. And I am spending my money on ergonomic grips and stuff. He says I'm a prima donna, high maintenance as usual, always having to complain about something Well, ok, fine, but I try to explain to him that bikes in general are designed for *men*, not women. My bike is a 1998 model, it certainly is not a WSD, that's for sure. I think most men are lucky and never have issues, or just plain stupid and don't address the issues they have and just "deal with it" because that's the manly thing to do.

I basically learned to switch parts and do a lot of the maintenance myself so I didn't have to ask him to do it and listen to the spiel about it.

But once he realized that I'm riding more than he does, and that I stopped a lot of the complaining I had early on after getting things right, he mostly has shut up. He still teases me about it, but he does admit when he does get on my bikes that they are a lot more comfortable than his...

He's been ogling my handlebars that I just put on because they're really comfortable and ergonomic, but fully admits that he would never ever pay that much for handlebars. I'll pay it because it makes me happy... if I flare my wrists up cycling, that's a week or two that I'm going around with aching wrists constantly. And while the pain isn't something I can't deal with, it's not something I want to deal with.

I still get a fair amount of teasing from him about how much I've spent on all this stuff and how hard I am to please.

[Heifzilla]

He's been ogling my handlebars that I just put on because they're really comfortable and ergonomic, but fully admits that he would never ever pay that much for handlebars.

What type of handlebars did you get?

[Cataboo]

What type of handlebars did you get?

They're drop bars for my road bike, but they're these:

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/135...-Handlebar.htm

[Heifzilla]

They're drop bars for my road bike, but they're these:

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/135...-Handlebar.htm

Niiiice! I've seen those type when looking online and think they are really cool looking. I bet they feel like silk to the touch or something, too. Very nice

[Cataboo]

They've got comfortable positions for my wrists.... And they look sleek

I can't say that I've really researched flat bars - I'm really not on my flat bar bikes long enough to notice a lot of wrists problems with them, but I've heard a lot of good things about the ergon bar trips.

If you think vibrations are contributing to your wrist issues - you can maybe look at getting some of the specialized flat bars that have the "zertz" inserts, they're supposed to dampen vibrations. I have 'em on my commuter... no idea whether they're doing anything. but they don't sell for all that much when they appear on ebay. (but I think they're oversized, so you might have a problem with your quill stem)

You can also get bar end plugs that are supposed to kill vibrations.