Hands going numb...thoughts?

[Sky King]

Great point, I was thinking about this question over the weekend. Remember to keep your shoulders relaxed and not up around your ears, Someone on this forum used the words, put your shoulders in your back pocket, meaning think about dropping your shoulder blades. My hands going numb is a sure sign that I have my shoulders crunched and up in my ears instead of down in my pocket.

How are you holding your hands and arms? I'm eternally grateful for piano lessons -- I can't play piano any more but I automatically have Good Hand Position on handlebars and computer keyboards... wrists straight and not bent back...

[Helene2013]

I noticed that too with my shoulders and funny that I told that to my husband on our Saturday 100km ride that I tend to tighten and raise the shoulders soooo much that it hurt. Noticing this, I do try hard to drop them and relax. Sure not easy and such a hard habit to break as it tends to go right back up. argh!