Need help dialing in handlebars. Pain and numbness in hands.

[steve mercier]

The 26" bars on my pedal bike are better suited to my 5'8" frame than the 28" ones on my ebike for sure ,but I am not certain there is any less hand pain. The more upright style bikes that I have ridden place less weight on your hands and more on your back, and the Ergo grips help too ,along with gloves with lots and lots of gel.

 

[DouglasB]

My right hand use to get numb and I had carpal tunnel surgery. Fixed it. Now my left is gettin numb after a couple of years. If you need the surgery if found nothing that would work unless it was done.

As a former office ergonomics specialist, what you want to do is prevent it from happening in the first place. For some occuptions it's almost impossible to avoid such as people who use vibrating sanders and chainsaws but for many occupations there are tools and techniques to avoid it. I have helped many people fnd relief in their office. Hopefully with everone's input I can learn a bit about bicycle ergonomics and avoid any serious injury.

 

[DouglasB]

Also choosing a more upright bike to begin with may make a huge difference in that area. The R+ M Nevo for example is one bike I found to have a very comfortable riding position.

The odd thing is that my road bike, which is not upright at all, is much more comfortable.

 

[JRA]

The odd thing is that my road bike, which is not upright at all, is much more comfortable.

I'll try to say it a little more clearly this time. There is no reason that you can't imitate the positioning on your road bike to the mm on your new bike. Even switching to drop bars is an option. Get out your tape measure or consult with the bike fitter you mentioned. It's not worth it to be uncomfortable when you already know what comfortable is.