Hail
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So I am one of those whose hands go numb after about 30 minutes of riding. Before anyone reads anything in to this I always keep my elbows loose and I do not keep a death grip on my bars. I am always quite relaxed. My problem is that I had surgery for carpel tunnel syndrome about 20 years ago and high frequency vibration has always been a problem for me. ...a problem on every bike Ihave owned or riden.
I have read many articles about using bar snakes, lead shot and foam to help with the vibration.
I decided against foam because a.) it is a mess b.) most of the articles I read, after some time in the seat the posters said it was an improvement but not a drastic one.
I decided against the bar snake simply because of cost, though, I have heard nothing but good things about it. That eaves lead as the most viable, cost effective alternative. However, I din not want to put shot in and have it spill out all over the place every time I take my bar ends off. I decided to use egg shaped fishing weights of the 1oz ($4.50 for 16 count bag) variety from Wally world.
I tried 1.25oz but they were to big. The 1 oz weights were perfect. Some were snug and a few took a little coaxing to go in to the bar. Those that needed coaxing I used a large allen wrench and a hammer to tap them in. I inserted the weights from both sides until I had some resistance. I then put one bar end back on and hammered gently a bit more from the other end which made enough room for one more weight. It urned out perfect because the 2nd bar end got a little resistance when it was about half way in. Screwing it the rest of the way in forced all of the weights together so that they cannot rattle .
All in all it took 2 x 16 count bags of 1oz. weights. That is 2 lbs. I know some folks will balk at the thought of adding any weight. Keep in mind that I lost 30 last year and several more with the Yosh TRC CF slip on. I may go ahead and remove the centerstand to save a bit more as I now have front and rear stands and do not need the center stand.
The true test will be my next commute to work. That is a prefect test being a 45 minute drive. Unfortunately, that will probably not happen until 2 Fridays from now. I will post up after my ride test.
I have read many articles about using bar snakes, lead shot and foam to help with the vibration.
I decided against foam because a.) it is a mess b.) most of the articles I read, after some time in the seat the posters said it was an improvement but not a drastic one.
I decided against the bar snake simply because of cost, though, I have heard nothing but good things about it. That eaves lead as the most viable, cost effective alternative. However, I din not want to put shot in and have it spill out all over the place every time I take my bar ends off. I decided to use egg shaped fishing weights of the 1oz ($4.50 for 16 count bag) variety from Wally world.
I tried 1.25oz but they were to big. The 1 oz weights were perfect. Some were snug and a few took a little coaxing to go in to the bar. Those that needed coaxing I used a large allen wrench and a hammer to tap them in. I inserted the weights from both sides until I had some resistance. I then put one bar end back on and hammered gently a bit more from the other end which made enough room for one more weight. It urned out perfect because the 2nd bar end got a little resistance when it was about half way in. Screwing it the rest of the way in forced all of the weights together so that they cannot rattle .
All in all it took 2 x 16 count bags of 1oz. weights. That is 2 lbs. I know some folks will balk at the thought of adding any weight. Keep in mind that I lost 30 last year and several more with the Yosh TRC CF slip on. I may go ahead and remove the centerstand to save a bit more as I now have front and rear stands and do not need the center stand.
The true test will be my next commute to work. That is a prefect test being a 45 minute drive. Unfortunately, that will probably not happen until 2 Fridays from now. I will post up after my ride test.
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