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Sweetie rode her bike several days ago, on the first of several sunny days over the weekend.

In the past she has had issues with hand numbness, which worried me because it meant I might have to find her another handlebar/stem combo. Current combo is among the most comfortable and adjustable, with Wald 8095's and an adjustable upright stem. It SHOULD work in SOME configuration, right? But it hadn't, for a few years, in fact; and I was about ready to tear her front end apart in search of that illusive "better" setup.

Until she reported to me a solution to her difficulty. She tried wearing her gloves with the velcro strap adjusted very loosely. Her hands were not numb the entire day. She was happy, and so was I.

Comments

Maybe she's gripping the handlebar too tightly. The elbows should be loose, too.