Hand pain/brakes?

[kristinek]

i did pay for and have a bike fit, but i think you're right. the fit needs tweaking. back to the drawing board.

[redrhodie]

I'm wondering if it could be glove fit? I have some gloves that put pressure right on that spot.

[featuretile]

When I first got my road bike (Specialized Ruby) my hands and forearms hurt after a long ride. I slightly tilted the handlebar up so that the area between my thumb and forefinger rests comfortably, and the pain was gone.

Then I got a Bike Friday that was pre-owned. After it's maiden voyage of 45 miles my hands were killing me because the reach was too extended and all the weight was on my hands. I was leaning too far forward. I went to a bike store and bought an adjustable stem. Pain gone.

I think it's all in bike fit. Your hands should be able to rest in a relaxed position on the handlebars. Imagine where your hands would like to be if they were relaxed (in the air) and then get the handlebars to be where your hands were. It worked for my both times.

[WolfGirl]

Then I got a Bike Friday that was pre-owned. After it's maiden voyage of 45 miles my hands were killing me because the reach was too extended and all the weight was on my hands. I was leaning too far forward. I went to a bike store and bought an adjustable stem. Pain gone.

Just found the above while doing a search for hand/wrist pain. I'm wondering if weight on my hands is my problem as well. I had my bike fit 2 weeks ago, and have put 75-100 mi on it since then. (I don't keep good track.) At the fitting I got an extended stem and a new saddle; the stem was because apparently the other was too short. Since then my saddle problems have disappeared (yay!) but I'm having a lot of hand pain (boo). Now to be fair, I've had hand pain (unrelated to cycling) for months now, but it's been a lot worse in the last couple of weeks, especially as I've been trying to do yoga and such (downward dog is nearly impossible with the pain in the base/heel of my hands).

Is this just a matter of getting stronger in my trunk/arms/hands? (I realize that I'm quite overweight and out of shape.) Or is this a fit problem that I should make the guy who fit me fix? I'm particularly concerned at the moment because I had a crash today in which the already-sore hands took a ton of impact. When I start biking again (I have to bike to commute) I want to know how I can alleviate the hand pain as I heal up. I've also noticed that I'm not "parked" on the saddle anymore like I was with the old one(s); I more float on it, and I think I probably _am_ leaning forward more than I was. I hadn't been concerned before because the guy who fit me was telling me about balancing weight, yadda yadda...basically I'm just a bit lost. Any ideas?