Quote Originally Posted by chicagogal View Post
Hands go numb when you put too much pressure/weight on them. Your hands should be super light on your bars (like playing a piano). Likewise, you should be able to take a hand (or both hands) off the bars without losing stability, because you should be supporting yourself with your core, not your hands. This is partly a function of bike fit, and partly a function of one's own fitness.
Thanks Chica! For the sake of education, if I would find myself in that same situation in the future, aside from exercising my core muscles more, what would i have to do with the bike's geometry to help alleviate that pressure?