Sore wrists

[Road Viexn]

Dang, I need some gloves that come up to the webbing. That seems to be where I am develpoing a good calus because my gloves don't go that high with padding.

[JennK13]

I would also check the width of your bars. I have a wrist....."deformity"......my ulna goes into my hand higher than normal people and causes a wierd angle at my hands. I have issues on longer rides with the wider, flat bars on my commuter as i have no way to compensate for the width of the bars. I find that i need a more narrow spread with my bars. I'm alright with my x bike and its drop bars. If you have more narrow shoulders and wider bars that can put a strain on your wrists - you dont have to be deformed like me

[schnitzle]

I'm having the same wrist pain issues and when I was at my LBS they said that putting bar ends on my hybrid might help because it would allow for more hand positions. Any thoughts on that?

I also think I need to raise my handlebars. Gloves don't seem to help. I'm pushing hard on my palms.

[Owlie]

Schnitzle, it could be a core strength issue. I know it is for me. I went on a ride on a borrowed hybrid thing last week, and had a hard time taking my hands off the bars even on that. Guess I need to go back to doing some of my fencing exercises.

[schnitzle]

Schnitzle, it could be a core strength issue. I know it is for me. I went on a ride on a borrowed hybrid thing last week, and had a hard time taking my hands off the bars even on that. Guess I need to go back to doing some of my fencing exercises.

I'm sure you're right Owlie! I do feel like if I was able to sit up better I wouldn't need to lean on my hands so much. I'm going to try raising my handlebars a bit too and see if that makes any difference.

I just read about your go-around with the hybrid, that sounded like quite the experience! haha At least it reenforced how much you love your Avail

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm having the same wrist pain issues and when I was at my LBS they said that putting bar ends on my hybrid might help because it would allow for more hand positions. Any thoughts on that?

Don't you mean they said to put drop bar handlebars on your hybrid to give you more hand positions?
As in here:

[schnitzle]

Don't you mean they said to put drop bar handlebars on your hybrid to give you more hand positions?
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I was under the impression he meant bar ends like explained here:

http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/bar-end.htm

[colorisnt]

I must agree on the Iroman gloves. Real leather makes a TON of difference for me. I don't have a ton of gloves because I have INCREDIBLY small hands. Most gloves don't fit and I am particular about the ways in which they do fit. Thus, the couple pairs that do fit have to hold up. The clarino patches just don't stand up to a good leather palm.

Another thing is core strength. I have to remind myself to "pull it together".