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vibration related? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_white_finger https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_white_finger

• jacquesm 3y ago
  That's interesting, I never made that link. These symptoms did appear relatively shortly after doing a lot of work with a light industrial jackhammer to remove tiles from an old bathroom. There may well be a connection. But that was a one off and since then it appears when doing > 100 km in a day or so on the bike. I thought it was circulation related, never even thought about vibration. Thank you.
  • the_gipsy 3y ago
    Your symptoms are common in motorcycling too. The remedy is to loosen the grip, which is advised anyway for smoother and safer driving. "As if you were steering just with your index finger and thumb's tips".
    • stavros 3y ago
      Hm, why is that safer?
      • the_gipsy 3y ago
        Forcing the front wheel "against its will" is gonna make it lose its grip or make the whole bike unstable when turning.
        • stavros 3y ago
          I hadn't thought of that, thanks. You do steer with the torso, after all.
        • jacquesm 3y ago
          It's the worst when you have people sitting on the back that go against the natural lean of the bike.
    • jacquesm 3y ago
      That I can try right away (today, even), thank you for the tip!
    • jacquesm 3y ago
      2nd reply, so, not enough time to do a long trip but it definitely feels that a looser grip helps but: I'm afraid that I'll lose control of the bike on a pothole and I can't afford another fall. So I'll definitely do this alternating hands and I'll still try to find good handlebar covers with padding in them (round ones, handle bars aligned with the grip so there is the most surface and least pressure).
      • the_gipsy 3y ago
        Good to hear. I hope you can find a balance. Mostly just not "clamping" so much, which is maybe the reason for strain. I try to not clamp and neither lean much on the handlebars. So I have to move my hips and body a bit, but I do see improvement in handling. If I hit a pothole or debris, the bike will autocorrect much better if there's less pressure on the handlebars/front wheel.
        • jacquesm 3y ago
          Part of this is that I'm simply afraid to fall again (I have half an Ikea's worth of steel in one leg and another fall would be very bad indeed). So some of this rigidity is probably simply due to that fear.
  • closewith 3y ago
    > But that was a one off and since then it appears when doing > 100 km in a day or so on the bike. Unfortunately vibration-induced Raynaud's syndrome has no cure, so it may be continuing to affect you. I also have Raynaud's which affects me when cycling or when using an outboard throttle for extended periods. Apart from hand exercises which delays onset of symptoms, there's apparently nothing to be done.