Quote Originally Posted by featuretile View Post
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?