Lost Power in fingers

Henlars67

Since I've started cycling a few months back I've lost a significant amount power in my little finger & the one next to it on my left hand.

I've also lost power in the corresponding fingers on my right hand but to a much lesser extent.

I know that it is caused by damage to a nerve caused by vibration and is sometimes known as cyclists or handlebars palsy.

The thing is that I thought it would go away after time once I became used to cycling but it hasn't.

I wear cycling gloves and I'm pretty sure my handlebars aren't too high or low.
It improves a bit if I'm off the bike for a few days but I'm back to square 1 after my first ride again.

Has anyone experienced something similar and how can I stop it?

victorcarrera

Change your grip on the handlebars more often so that the heel of your hand is not in compression and put a another wrap of cork bartape or similar on the top of the handlebars behind the hoods.

Canis Lupus

Henlars67 wrote: »

Since I've started cycling a few months back I've lost a significant amount power in my little finger & the one next to it on my left hand.

I've also lost power in the corresponding fingers on my right hand but to a much lesser extent.

I know that it is caused by damage to a nerve caused by vibration and is sometimes known as cyclists or handlebars palsy.

The thing is that I thought it would go away after time once I became used to cycling but it hasn't.

I wear cycling gloves and I'm pretty sure my handlebars aren't too high or low.
It improves a bit if I'm off the bike for a few days but I'm back to square 1 after my first ride again.

Has anyone experienced something similar and how can I stop it?

Are you cycling with flat handlebars or drops? Flat bars are much worse for pinching the nerve. Get bar ends to help provide more hand positions otherwise as above nice spongy bar tape, good gloves and change hand positions often.

route66

Gloves can bunch up & cause numbness. Lightly lift each hand in turn from the bars and then stretch them out as far as thet will go to prevent this. I do this every 5-10 mins when I'm out.

AltAccount

Make sure you have top-notch gloves, or specifically padded ones. I swear by my Specialized Body Geometry gloves.

Also, apparently sliding your saddle forward causes you to put less weight on your hands. Might be worth a try.