Joe_Rides
Senior Retro Guru
Have you thought about ergo grips? I had wrist pain a few years ago and found that the ergo grips allowed my hand to be better supported than a trad round grip. They're not expensive either so perhaps worth a try?
Yeh, I run Ergo grips on my "commuter" and I do like them. Will probably get another pair for the Kona.
At the moment I thinking;
- cut bars down from 715mm(ish) to my preferred 685mm
- Play with bar rotation and seat position to change the reach
- Try a set of Ergo grips
I have a sneaky feeling that my "usual" reach is actually a bit short. So going to try and lengthen it a little on the Kona and see how I get on.
It's not easy to monitor as I'm riding 3 or 4 bikes fairly regularly for different things (commuting, mtb-ing, exploring in general, nipping to the shop etc) and they all feel pretty comfy despite varying in size / reach / everything!!!
But I want to do some distances on the Kona so it needs to be comfy for 30 - 40 miles on varying terrain ideally.