The Kalmyk
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Ever try bars with an aggressive sweep to them?
i saw a sea otter product review of carbon bars that were going to have some up/down flex, but not forward back.
might be worth a look.
i get numb if i let the bars get into the palms, rather than just wrapping my fingers.
the brake rotation has worked wonders for my handling too.
On sale on eBay. Test them out and give us a review.
Not as severe but I recent went to Ergon Ga2 and get numb fingers if I’m on a long stretch of downhill or chunk.
They get a lot of good recommendations but I’m not loving them.That's the one I'm currently using. They're not working for me. I was using the GS1, which were a lot better. Before I go back to those, I'm going to give the ESI xtra chunky grips a try. I'll change my bar and lever angles too. Hopefully I get some relief.
No, it’s not that and it’s not the suspension setup, seat position or death gripping. I have a genuinely f’ed up wrist. Years of overuse from lifting weights, wrestling, DHing, construction projects... the list goes on and on.you may be tilting your head back too much pinching a nerve in your neck. remove your helmet visor and next time the numbness comes make an effort to keep your head down and raise your eyes to see down the trail.
felt exactly the same to me as the renthal lite aluminum bars i runAnyone tried Spank vibracore bars? Supposed to absorb vibrations to reduce arm pump and numbness. I was thinking of trying them this year for DH.
Interesting. I may look into their Oozy trail bar!Anyone tried Spank vibracore bars? Supposed to absorb vibrations to reduce arm pump and numbness. I was thinking of trying them this year for DH.
U fancy.I had issues with this a few years ago on a carbon rigid fat bike with aluminum bars and lock on grips. I switched to ESI chunky grips and enve carbon bars, it made a world of difference. Since then I switched rigid fat bikes and went with a Thomson carbon bar, which IMHO is a bit more compliant.
Carbon makes my tennis elbow flare up within minutes . Rotate your brake levers up so that your hand is more behind the bar instead of on top . This allows you to ease off the desthgrip most likely causing the issue