eimaiosatanas
Speeding Up
- Dec 17, 2011
- 267
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(Part of the Noob chronicles)
Hello people.
Recently I decided to lower the height of the handlebars, just to check out how the change in position would feel. And it actually feels quite good, reach also improved!
Everything is good except from.. the hand pain. I'm getting a bit of pain at the lower end of my palms, opposite the thumb. It seems that by lowering the handlebar I inadvertently shifted some of my weight towards the front of the bike.
Now, I'm thinking that in order to offset this weight transfer to the front I might be able to shift my saddle position a little bit to the rear, giving me an overall less upright position. I'm already running a short stem (8cm) though, and I feel a bit concerned about how this would affect the reach.
Since this is essentially a fitting question, am I missing anything major here? What course of action would you suggest?
Cheers!
Hello people.
Recently I decided to lower the height of the handlebars, just to check out how the change in position would feel. And it actually feels quite good, reach also improved!
Everything is good except from.. the hand pain. I'm getting a bit of pain at the lower end of my palms, opposite the thumb. It seems that by lowering the handlebar I inadvertently shifted some of my weight towards the front of the bike.
Now, I'm thinking that in order to offset this weight transfer to the front I might be able to shift my saddle position a little bit to the rear, giving me an overall less upright position. I'm already running a short stem (8cm) though, and I feel a bit concerned about how this would affect the reach.
Since this is essentially a fitting question, am I missing anything major here? What course of action would you suggest?
Cheers!