Diddlee's Logboek, 02 aug 18

I don’t bike as my gel seat exploded when the kids left it in the sun lol. But I’m the treadmill when I find I’m leaning on my hands too much I straighten my back and tighten my core. This corrects my posture and takes the weight off my hands and arms. I’m not sure if you could straighten up some on your bike or not but if so give it a try. Or you can do like the kids do.. “ look mom no hands!” Personally if I tried that I’d crash before I said ‘look Mom’ lol. 

LOL. No hands. I like that. 🙂 Tried all kinds of trix today, including sitting very elegant and lady-like, barley touching the handlebar with my finger tips. Concluded with that I need the handlebar raised. When I check online, a handle bar raising thingie comes up as a bestseller, so I assume others feel it too. 

Have you got your stem flipped over to give you a higher bar height & closer reach? If not, that's an easy thing to do and might fix your position issues...good luck! 

Good luck finding those solutions. Congrats on getting out there and doing the biking! 

Steven Lloyd Great idea. Went and did just that now, tried it, and it seems much better. Made the bike look cool too. Bit harder to turn, as the handlebar hit my knees, but that is fine for now. Thank you. Ordered the rise thingie and it will be here in a few days, so I can try that too. ... kattay Thank you. These trips is like a drug I need in order to feel good these days. In the beginning the trips was very short and did not happen every day. As time goes, it has developed. Said to myself performance does not matter. Time does not matter. Just doing it sometimes matter. It has worked out ok.  

Bold take, diddlee 

Bike riding loved so much as a kid and teen ager. I am sure it is enjoyable and rewarding workout. 

Great Job !! 

Get one of those Crusiers  

Tingling hands is usually caused by two much weight resting on the hands. However the cause is sometimes not just because of the handlebars being too low. Being too far forward or back in relation to the pedals, improper seat height, etc can also cause the problem. Getting fitted at a bike shop will really help. Also gel padded gloves and a good bar tape will usually help. 

It can also be from high effort brake/shift controls. I never had problems with my road bike, but my mountain bike hurt me that way. But - I also have carpal tunnel issues.