Hands going numb...thoughts?

[PamNY]

For me, weak core caused most of the "numb hands" problem. I simply wasn't strong enough to maintain proper position on the bike. Keeping shoulders down and relaxed, as described upthread, also helped.

At one point, I think I had my gloves fastened too tightly. It was winter and I had the gloves fastened over some number of layers. By the way, all these solutions came from TE folks.

[Crankin]

For me, it was glove size and no padding. I have gone from wearing an x-small to a medium. I cannot tolerate any padding. In this search for the cause of my hand pain, I discovered that while I have small-ish hands (not tiny, though), I have very long fingers. No wonder my gloves were strangling me. I actually had an argument with the owner of one of the LBS's that sold the unpadded Botranger gloves I loved (which they stopped making). He told me that mediums would be huge on me, and that I would probably get them caught in the shifter. Then he saw me try them on, and he shut his mouth.

[crc]

Have you considered changing your grips? I have ergon grips on my mountain bike and love them. They allow for a larger part of your hand to touch the surface of the grip and reducing pressure points.

http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/product/gp1