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Cycling after healed broken wrist

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  • cbmaxyz
    cbmaxyz Posts: 57 Forumite
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    Try drop bars but ride them on the hoods, not on the drops. Any local bike shop worth its salt will be happy to demonstrate. You'll have a wider variety of hand positions and you don't need to grip anywhere near as hard as with flat bars - you can just wrap your hands gently round the hoods. I moved from flat bars to drops a few years ago and wouldn't go back, simply because of how lightly you can grip them.
  • Would it be worth going in for a professional bike fit to see if they can work out a different sitting position? E.g. moving saddle back/forwards, longer stem, raising the bars etc.
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