Maiden Voyage/Ride-Pic

[Mr. Bloom]

catrin: Right here on TE, the PI Gel Vent:
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodPI_8587.html

Note the difference in padding compared to yours.

Remember, you want your frame to support your weight, not your soft tissue.

[Tri Girl]

Totally off topic here, but I like your new name, Mr. Bloom!
Glad you're still around!!

[Catrin]

catrin: Right here on TE, the PI Gel Vent:
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodPI_8587.html

Note the difference in padding compared to yours.

Remember, you want your frame to support your weight, not your soft tissue.

Thanks for the link - I wasn't sure if we were talking about the same gloves. I think once we get the fit of my levers/bar correct that will go a long ways to taking care of the problem. I did focus on keeping my weight back on my saddle rather than the bars (I did think of that) - but of course with that too-large stretch for my hands it is hard to say what else might have been involved. There may, or may not, have been numbness - my hands were hurting so badly that I really could not say.

Thanks again - and I like your new name

[lph]

I love your photo, Catrin, you look sooo happy! Beautiful bike too.

[Catrin]

I love your photo, Catrin, you look sooo happy! Beautiful bike too.

As painful as my hands were, I loved the bike! I posted the following in another thread, but just to make it easy here is what I learned from my LBS:

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I am happy to report that apparently Surly included not only the incorrect levers, but the incorrect bars with my LHT build! (happy in that it is an easy fix). My fitter, who is a very tall/large man, said that such large levers would give even him problems! He was not surprised to hear that my hands were cramping at all. So he is contacting Surly to have them ship the correct bars and levers.

That doesn't mean that I won't have to focus on posture, but I knew something else had to be going on - the pain came too fast and too strong.
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edited - I misunderstood what I was told - the bars that Surly sent were indeed the correct, compact bars. It turns out that those bars are still a little large for me, so my LBS is replacing them with a slightly smaller set of bars - going to 38cm bars. There were two different issues and I had combined them

[Catrin]

catrin: Right here on TE, the PI Gel Vent:
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodPI_8587.html

Note the difference in padding compared to yours.

Remember, you want your frame to support your weight, not your soft tissue.

I've ordered these - thanks for the tip! They are a little expensive, but seem to be a good idea. Now I just have to wait, with impatience, to get my bike back!

[Mr. Bloom]

I've ordered these - thanks for the tip! They are a little expensive, but seem to be a good idea. Now I just have to wait, with impatience, to get my bike back!

Yes they are expensive...and sometimes I've found them difficult to get. While fit is the first priority, these will likely help as well!