Wrist Pain Mountain Bike

[Paul H]

Anybody got any tips for the above.

Ive just bought a MTB and am getting sore wrists on even short rides. I guess its a setup issue.

Cheers

[Marek]

http://www.doityourself.com/forum/bikin ... ion.html#b

Some suggestions on the link, are you sure you are not a banker?

Cheers

Marek......

[Sylv]

I use these kind of grips since a few years, they are great

[img]http://coachlevi.com/images/reviews/ergongx1grip250.jpg[/img]

I got a spare set, you can try them if you want

[Grahame]

My first guess would be related to brake lever setup.

I run mine almost vertically under the bars so I ride with my wrists straight. Any bend in the wrist and I get aches pretty quickly.

[Paul H]

[quote="marco"]You running risers or flats?

[Bo-Gilly]

Yeah I would go for a short ride with some allen keys and adjust the levers and possibly also the tilt on the bars to try and achieve a more comfortable position.

Also you might find that you subconsciously develop the "death grip" whilst riding on rough ground, specially downhill, which won't help. So if you find you're doing that, try and relax a bit.

[Alan M]

Those bankers love the death grip, way to go Paul.....

[quote="Bo-Gilly"]Yeah I would go for a short ride with some allen keys and adjust the levers and possibly also the tilt on the bars to try and achieve a more comfortable position.

Also you might find that you subconsciously develop the "death grip" whilst riding on rough ground, specially downhill, which won't help. So if you find you're doing that, try and relax a bit.

[Dombo]

What others have said, esp Bo re doing adjustments on the trail, and Marco re lining up the brake levers to keep your wrists fairly straight. If you have flat bars then forward-facing bar ends put the arms/wrists in a more neutral position similar to riding on the hoods.
Also, I found carbon bars made a big difference, my Easton MonkeyLites are almost 9 years old and still going strong. They take away a lot of the trail buzz and vibrations you can get with alloy bars. Chainreaction often has good deals on these.

[quote="Paul H"][quote="marco"]You running risers or flats?

[Elliot M]

personally, i've found moving to thinner, squidgy grips from lockons has helped comfort. perhaps because i can't grip them as tightly.

grahame: i thought the gyroscopic effect was pretty minimal on a bike (c.f. jobst brandt/sheldon brown et al)?

[Grahame]

[quote="Elliot M"]personally, i've found moving to thinner, squidgy grips from lockons has helped comfort. perhaps because i can't grip them as tightly.

grahame: i thought the gyroscopic effect was pretty minimal on a bike (c.f. jobst brandt/sheldon brown et al)?

[Elliot M]

ah, but shouldn't you roll two bikes, one forwards and one backwards?

[Dombo]

Grahame's right, the gyroscopic forces are considerable. I once found myself at the top of particularly gnarly, rooty steep section of trail. Too wet and steep to walk down with the bike and too chicken to ride, so I let the bike roll down by itself. Damn thing not only stayed upright, but picked a perfect line and rolled gently to a stop at the bottom while I scrambled down on my backside.

[Grahame]

[quote="Elliot M"]ah, but shouldn't you roll two bikes, one forwards and one backwards?

[Grahame]

[quote="Dombo"]Grahame's right.