Comments on: bicycling damages #3 – this time it’s for real! http://weblog.saardrimer.com/index.php/174_174/ you get what you pay for Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Helen http://weblog.saardrimer.com/index.php/174_174/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Helen Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:56:29 +0000 http://weblog.saardrimer.com/?p=174#comment-965 Oh dear! Does this mean no bike riding for the duration? Sorry I don't have any advice to offer.... Oh dear! Does this mean no bike riding for the duration?

Sorry I don’t have any advice to offer….

]]> By: max http://weblog.saardrimer.com/index.php/174_174/comment-page-1/#comment-962 max Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:06:17 +0000 http://weblog.saardrimer.com/?p=174#comment-962 Saar, I believe you, it happened to me, but only on a very long ride (1 month). You might look into a different kind of handlebar and grip. If you have a mtn-bike (flat bars) you might want to get "riser bars" or bars that have a little bend upward in them. A 1.5" or 2" riser bar would change your grip a lot. Price varies, but I think you can get cheap ones these days -- they were the hot thing about 5 years ago and now are standard issue over flat bars. If you have big hands you might look into Oury grips -- they tend to run soft and big. They come in lock-on (clamped) and normal (glued) . I think the normal ones are about $10. Also make sure your bars are up-and-down and not slanted toward or away from you -- that'll help to make sure you don't put all your weight on your palms instead of your knuckles. Saar, I believe you, it happened to me, but only on a very long ride (1 month). You might look into a different kind of handlebar and grip. If you have a mtn-bike (flat bars) you might want to get “riser bars” or bars that have a little bend upward in them. A 1.5″ or 2″ riser bar would change your grip a lot. Price varies, but I think you can get cheap ones these days — they were the hot thing about 5 years ago and now are standard issue over flat bars. If you have big hands you might look into Oury grips — they tend to run soft and big. They come in lock-on (clamped) and normal (glued) . I think the normal ones are about $10. Also make sure your bars are up-and-down and not slanted toward or away from you — that’ll help to make sure you don’t put all your weight on your palms instead of your knuckles.

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