Have you ever had numb hands while cycling? It can be VERY uncomfortable. So if you join us in saying yes, then you’re in the right place! In this video we are going to give you our top tips for preventing numb hands!
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42 Comments
Have you experienced numb hands? โ๐
Really helpful
I've been riding with flat bars for the last 50 years, only hand problem I've had is cold fingers in the winter, can't rember having touble with the drops but that was a long time ago.
my whole hand doesn't get numb but my pincky always get numb when 50km+ ride and i always drink water idk what is the problem
Also, instead of double wrapping the bars, install gel pads under the tape. It can help a lot.
I find numb hands a far bigger problem on my older bikes with 25.4mm bars, and never get them on my modern bike with an integrated cockpit which is far more ergonomic
Bike setup – you missed where the hoods are along the curve of the drops. If you live on the hoods – You have to get relaxed with your wrist not cocked UP or overreaching DOWN when on the hoods. That comes from hood position along the curve. AND Handlebar width and/or rotating the hoods in to prevent wrist cocking OUT or IN.
Now – if we could just help my old arthritic left wrist where I broke it years ago! My above fit tips made all the difference – but you also need to keep it warm and consider a THIN elastic wrist support if the wrist is compromised.
what is the container on the bottom of Manon's bike downtube?
Don't I know what tired hands are like, riding a motorcycle at 80 mph for 600 miles against a stiff diagonal wind without cruise control.
After suffering from numb hands a lot, I fitted a suspension stem. It was like night and day, the difference it made.
They must think were all rookie's thats why they always cover rookie subjects.
If you go back in the archives and look up numb hands how many times they cover that subject. Well it was to many to count…….
I know your going to keepemcoming
I keep my elbows lower and bent instead of straight arms and it seems to help.
Fair play to Manon riding on the tops with riders in front, she must trust Hank and Connor more than I trust my co-riders.
For me it was a longer bike reach, combined with slightly shorter cranks, and a different saddle. This helped me HUGELY No idea which one was key!
For my numb hands (right one especially after an impact fractured wrist 4yrs ago) is to vary position of hands as often as I can – Works wonder
Yes!
Double wrap always but riding single wrap bars.
What no carbon bar.
I just installed handlebar shocks and love them. They were advertised to reduce hand numbness by 38%, but in my case, they reduced numbness by 100%. I also raised the handlebar with an extender and have always worn gloves. The comfort is amazing. Ride on!
I find that applying two layers of bar tape makes your bars extra cushy and lessens the soreness in your hands, it also keeps your bars safer during drops and crashes. I won't recommend it for riders with small hands though. Pair that with good gloves with thick palms, say goodbye to numb hands. I also would recommend learning to ride hands free. Yes, it is dangerous, but do it sparingly and if the situation permits.
I installed TT bars as a place to rest my hands when the numbness starts.
I donโt know how people ride without gloves – I sometimes have three pairs on and my hands are still cold – even in the hot summer month I wear full fingers!
Love y'all! I get numb hands, but worse I have arthritis in my base thumb joint and riding the hoods now is miserable. Is there any attachment to the hood bar that could help alleviate this? I built out the width of the bar with the extra bar tape, but really need a bar attachment that will run to the top of the hoodtop at a 45 degree angle and allow for me to rest on the palm more and not entirely on the base pad of the thumb joint. Thought I would ask???
I struggled with numb hands. Not great for braking! A proper bike fit was a game changer. After shortening my stem, he also taught me to move my hand position, engage the core, and showed me gloves that are specific to relieving pressure on the nerves that go numb.
I suffer from terrible carpal tunnel. Numb hands would be an improvement, lol.
Nice video as people will start riding outside as the warms weather comes. Whenever that is ๐๐
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Get a proper fit. Done.
How about preventing numb nuts after riding a long while?
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Nose of your saddle is pointing down. This lets your upper bodyweight roll forward. You should be able to ride sat up, no-handed.
I find that mitts can be uncomfortable due to poor fitting/weird hand shapes. For me, the fingers bunch up especially around the base of the thumbs, or I size up and my palms are floating inside…
Whats on the down tube of Mannons bike??? Is she on an electric bike???
Never waste a numb hand. Get it down your shorts.
I had sore wrists and numb hands back in the late 90's when I first started riding 270km a week on my old commuter bike on rough coarse chip NZ roads (plus higher tyre pressures than we ride today). Buying some "body geometry" specialized gloves in the early 2000's with the padding in the right places designed for just that solved the issue, and no issues since.
In GCN history, I posed this question to the tech channel when Matt Stephens was hosting. Loved when he answered my Q. I saved it too. Great advice
I got rid of this problem by dropping the handlebar 5 mm. I guess the handlebar of a gravel bike is rarely too low but of course your own anatomy affects whether the arms are long or short and whether the upper body is heavy or light.
I take an old tube and wrap it around my handle bars before I put the bar tape on works great for me and no numb hands!
You can also get numb fingers from holding the hoods or handlebar too looseโฆhappens more on gravel/bumpy terrain.
It isn't numb hands that have been a problem for me but rather really sore hands, possibly for days afterwards, particularly in the joint between the thumb and forefinger. Again, I think it was from too tense a grip. Loosening my grip and moving the saddle back ever so slightly did seem to help.
Some good info
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Get aero extensions, put weight on forearms and off hands
Relax your face, focus on your face often when you rise Relax there. No grimacing. Relax face, let it hang down Then automatically your hands relax too
Several times an hr ride no hands for approx 30 secs. to a few min Shake out arms. Breath and relax face.
I'm surprised there's no mention of tyre pressures. Ive cured my numb hands (caused by rough riad surfaces) by dropping the PSI. Took a few rides to get it right without running too low, but its a super quick fix. You're welcome- enjoy…
Also consider adjusting saddle position fore/aft to ensure your torso is balanced on the saddle as much as possible so as to reduce the weight on your hands.