Me too until I was diagnosed and had a operation for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome Jim, maybe check your positioning?
On 29 Jan, 22:37, Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to dissent, my hands get numb on brevets regardless of shifter > type, brifter or barcon. > > What I have found that I do prefer is (gasp) anatomic bars. Since I > am very tall, I ride in the drops a lot when it's windy and that is a > sure reciepe on the Nitto Noodles for numb hands. I don't have nearly > as many problems with my Ritchey anatomic bars. But alas they do not > come in bright silver. > > On 1/29/09, fenderbender <pedal_kr...@yahoo.se> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm hung up on the same quandary my self ! Just about to mount a set > > of Jagwire barcon mounts to a Mercian: > >http://www.jagwireusa.com/index.php/products/road/477 > > > Think I'll transplant the shifters from a set of 9sp Shiman DA rather > > than use a set of DT 7sp shifters in friction mode. Better for go-fast > > group rides me think. > > > Just for the record; I've found that barend shifters reduce the > > likelihood of developing numb and tingling hand and fingers due to to > > static positioning, that is often caused from using Ergopower/STI > > shifters on longer breve's. > > > On 29 Jan, 13:51, palin...@his.com wrote: > >> Quoting chris love <melvinl...@gmail.com>: > > >> > Hi all. I'm deciding which shifters to put on my new ride (silver bar > >> > ends - friction only i think - or shimano) and curious who swears by > >> > which. Any opinions? > > >> If you're looking for a friction-only bar end shifter you can do no > >> better, IMHO, than the Sun Tour Sprint which Riv has brought back as > >> the Silver Shifter. > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > having a blood clot is a sticky situation- Dölj citerad text - > > - Visa citerad text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
