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Hi all,

Since I have started doing long-for-me distances on Nelli, I have been experiencing sore wrists. I get wrist pain when I am sitting in the most upright position, and when I am using the 'rests' on the brake hoods. When I hold the brake hoods incorrectly - sort of grasping them in my fist, with my thumbs pointing upward - and when I use the drops, the pain subsides. I take it that I'm normally putting too much weight on my hands and need to make some adjustment to my handlebar height?

Forgot to add: When I'm on the normal handle bars, my wrists are bent at 90 degrees, i.e. my hands are pushed back.

Wrists in any position should ideally be in a straight line. First thing to try is to get some weight off them by moving your saddle back - you should be able to play piano keys on your bars without falling in a heap.

The position of your bars then comes into play. The grip area behind the hoods should be such that you wrist cocks naturally and fairly straight - have some look from the side and imagine a line through your wrist. Drop is a bit tougher because of varying angles and drops but the principle is the same. there should be no load or tension in your hands.

G.

Cheers, I've put my seat as far back as it goes, and I've raised it slightly too. She feels good on the 'hallway' test, but I'll go for a proper ride tomorrow and see.