Wrist Pain Mountain Bike

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Re: Wrist Pain Mountain Bike

Postby Elliot M » Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:01 pm

I don't ride backwards, but wondered if it would make a difference, and if it did, what else was involved as well as gyroscopic forces.

After a bit of searching though, if seems that if you either exchange the wheels for iceskates, or add a pair of contra-rotating wheels to negate gyroscopic forces, a moving riderless bike will still balance...

Either way, I am fairly sure that the dynamics of a bike with a rider are very different.
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Re: Wrist Pain Mountain Bike

Postby Andrew G » Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:07 pm

You may need to do some tweaking from a bought built up as a bike Paul due to the best compromise build up.
My Giant MTB does what I need of a very occasional chuck it at the trees bike, but since I got it I've swapped the grips to lock-ons, fitted a much shorter stem and cut an inch off either end of the bars. It's now much tighter to ride for me.
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Re: Wrist Pain Mountain Bike

Postby Paul H » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:19 pm

Moving the brake levers down seems to have done the trick. Thanks all for your advice.
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