nickjaxe Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 I am still at the training stage...for some reason my wrist aches after working the throttle for any more than 10 mins.Maybe I have a death grip on it...any tips to avoid this...its quite distracting. Quote
fq-craigus Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Dont lean on the wrists, loosen the grip just rest on it and make sure gloves arnt too tight Quote
Tankbag Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 What he said plus start boosting your bike fitness, I include these on the run up to each season, plus try stretching your wrists to loosen up before a ride. Quote
draeroheli Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 I am still at the training stage...for some reason my wrist aches after working the throttle for any more than 10 mins.Maybe I have a death grip on it...any tips to avoid this...its quite distracting.t Hi. Glad that I am not the only one suffering from ache and pain, numbness of my fingers and wrists. I think it is due to holding the throttle bar really tight due to nervousness especially on dual carriage ways. I am trying to relax the grip at every opportunity, for example, at traffic light while waiting for the green. With time, it will improve. My riding gloves are a little bit tight and that will not help either. Quote
happyhelen Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 I am a fairly new rider and experienced this problem as well as a very sore back! I have used weights to strengthen both areas but also found a product that has really helped considerably with those areas and my poor old dodgy hip (Its a miracle I can do anything !!) See the link I have attached - I hope it helps you http://kingbrand.com/Wrist_Pain_Treatme ... F=1094PV86 Quote
Chrissb6 Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 I've found over the years that the follow issues cause the said problems. Here's what you can do to try and over come them.Tension: Have a good stretch up and learn to relax before you set off, being tense contracts the blood vessels causing aches and pains, as already said learn to relax on holding the bars it causes aches and cramp, holding on tight is not necessary. Keeping warm and dry: Keep warm, cold and tension go hand in hand.Make sure you kit especially gloves are not to tight a fit as they can restrict the blood flow and cause the hand to go numb.After that if all else fails, you might need to see if you can make adjustment to the bike to suite your size, or maybe change to a bike more suited for you and your style of riding. Quote
bonio Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 The way I've been recommended to try is to grip with your knees, and to try and keep relaxed - especially across your shoulders, since any tension there will result in a tight grip on the bars.Also keeping warm is a good tip like was said as you'll tense up once you start feeling cold. Quote
RantMachine Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Not enough wrist excercises.Or too many.Heh, wanking jokes. Quote
Guest Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Not enough wrist excercises.Or too many.Heh, wanking jokes.I'm glad somebody went there [emoji39] Don't worry OP, I'm getting it too during lessons (but only after an hour or 2).. Grip less. Quote
Six30 Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Not enough wrist excercises.Or too many.Heh, wanking jokes. Well that's lowered the tone .... Quote
Tango Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Back on track..... There could be several reasons for it........as above, because you're new to biking you probably do have the throttle in a death grip.......but there could be other reasons, like a worn or poorly lubricated throttle cable causing a stiff action (fnar, fnar).....position of the bars, you may be able to move them forwards or back slightly to find a more comfortable position.....maybe a quicker action throttle would help, where you're not having to twist it round as far...... Quote
nickjaxe Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 Hi guys i'm the OP.Passed my test some months ago...riding a very old BSA Bantam now...no probs with the wrist anymore...I think I was just tense.It was a fly be wire throttle on the bike I used for my lessons and was very light.Thanks for your help guys it help me.Nick. Quote
Tango Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Ha ha.....that'll teach us to read the original post date...... Quote
Guest Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Hi guys i'm the OP.Passed my test some months ago...riding a very old BSA Bantam now...no probs with the wrist anymore...I think I was just tense.It was a fly be wire throttle on the bike I used for my lessons and was very light.Thanks for your help guys it help me.Nick. How did you find your Mod 2? I've got mine on Tuesday Quote
nickjaxe Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 Surprisingly I found it walk in the park...I was so nervous in the week coming up to the test...bag of nerves on the day.Its funny...soon as I rode the bike out of the test ctr gate and onto the road...all that went completely out of my head and my training kicked in... I actually enjoyed it....still cant believe that...just ride the bike and enjoy the ride.Best of luck and let us know how you go on.Nick. Quote
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