Numb fingers??????

05-03.-2003, 12:25 PM	#1
C'ya Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA - Ohio Posts: 3	Numb fingers?????? Hi..I am new to all of this cycling. Only been doing it a few months now. I have a question...have any of you experienced numbness in your fingers? I hardly "grip" the bars..and I have gel gloves..but by the end of my ride my fingers are tingling. Any suggestions? Thought? __________________ -------------------------------- 2001 Klein Quantum Race --------------------------------

05-03.-2003, 01:34 PM	#2
MGSuarez Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego, CA. USA Posts: 52	Supergo sells a Cinelli Gel bartape $20 this might help. http://www.supergo.com/itemdisplay....company=Cinelli I also use the Easton carbon bar. This helps cut the vibration. If that is what is causing the nubness. Hope this helps.

05-03.-2003, 04:01 PM	#3
RalleighOke Addicted Cyclist Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fourways Posts: 361	I also had a similar experience. I had a lot of my weight distribution on my hands and arms and with the rough road surface (vibrations) my hands were also tingling afterwards. I just changed my weight distribution and it went away. Also have a look, maybe your gloves are a size to small. __________________ "pain is temporary, pride is forever"

06-03.-2003, 01:22 AM	#4
C'ya Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA - Ohio Posts: 3	Thanks for your suggestions...I will check them both out and see what helps! __________________ -------------------------------- 2001 Klein Quantum Race --------------------------------

18-05.-2003, 06:49 PM	#5
annah Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3	I had this problem and just had to loosen my gloves, I think I got a size to small!

19-05.-2003, 12:45 AM	#6
big_h Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Villieria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Posts: 146	Could it be the nerve in the Carpal Tunnel????? There is a condition, the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I kno too little of it to say specificaly where and how but what I know is that your bike setup must be correct to alleviate undue pressure from this nerve. Constant pressure can cause problems and eventually the only help is surgery. A previous issue of Ride Mag had an article of this. For back issues or copies contact them at www.ride.co.za. Keep those wheels spinning!!!! Big H

19-05.-2003, 07:46 PM	#7
ewep Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Posts: 204	Had the same problem, and as Big_H said, I changed my bike setup (My saddle was to far to the back!). Problem gone! Just remember, don't overdo the changes (I changes 5mm at a time) __________________ Biking or NOTHING!

25-05.-2003, 09:06 PM	#8
muchamotion Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3	Hi! I had numbness in my hands for years on. I was told I needed to drink more water to keep myself more hydrated. then I started having problems at work too. I had carpal tunnel syndrome in boths hands and eventually needed surgery. It is fine now. I had to give up biking for a few years. I just started riding a recumbent bike. You don't lean on your wrists and it is great. When I was having the numbness on my rides, I would shake out my hands until the numbness weas gone. The water also helped. Now I use a weight-lifters glove to give my wrists extra support. Hope this helps. Mine was an extreme case so don't get discoraged. There are wrist and finger stretching esxcercises that help too

17-07.-2003, 12:33 AM	#9
kathybeast Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 41	My cycling buddy had the same problem with her fingers too, loosening the wrist strap fixed the problem.

18-07.-2003, 02:03 AM

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