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[RunForTheHills]

I have this Jones H-Bar on my Surly Disc Trucker and like it a lot. It has a few inches of rise to it and you can get it in silver or black.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

First thing I did back in 2020 on my Vado SL was change the handlebars to something with more sweep and a more comfortable wrist angle. Never looked back.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

I have this Jones H-Bar on my Surly Disc Trucker and like it a lot. It has a few inches of rise to it and you can get it in silver or black.

I suspect that much sweep-back could create a bit of a cramped position on the Vado SL, without getting a longer stem, which could change handling too much.

 

[RunForTheHills]

Hard to say without trying it. I am on the shorter side and always have a very short stem on my bikes. A shorter stem makes the steering more twitchy though and a longer stem helps with that.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Appreciate all the bar suggestions, but the current flat bars worked well for 15 months before this palm issue came up, and the palm's been better over the last 2 days. So no bar changes planned.

Fit-wise, caught between my neck and butt and very reluctant to mess with fit after 15 months of success. Right now, my creaky old neck limits rides on the Vado SL above to 40-45 mi, and I'm generally OK with that. On my more upright commuter, rides are butt-limited to 30-35 mi.

The SL's been my main ride for 15 months and 3,000 mi. The commuter's only for utility and beach rides.

Hoping this palm thing will pass. If not, I'll pursue medical solutions before making any fit changes. Meanwhile, riding doesn't seem to make it worse, and my gut says the bike didn't cause it.

 

[Chargeride]

I wore this jumper on the bike all summer, it now has a 'place here' design on the back.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I wore this jumper on the bike all summer, it now has a 'place here' design on the back.

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I wouldn't wear that around people who might be inclined to view it as a target. In your case, roadies, hikers, and cows come to mind.

 

[dodgeman]

@Jeremy McCreary , nothing probably changed with your bike, your just a couple of days older. As I’ve gotten older something always hurts a little bit. Sometimes I can trace it back to something I did, sometimes not.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

@Jeremy McCreary , nothing probably changed with your bike, your just a couple of days older. As I’ve gotten older something always hurts a little bit. Sometimes I can trace it back to something I did, sometimes not.

Definitely noticed that trend. Maybe after a certain age, your nervous system feels a need to spot check all the pain circuits.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Jeremy, you might have a look at SQlab Innerbarends 411 (the model that fits any existing grips). This thing is not a grip like a drop-bar hood, it is something very different. Innerbarends are a device that sets your hands to be at the shoulder width. The edges of your palms rest on the existing grips while the fingers delicately rest on the brake levers.

Installing Innerbarends has been the greatest game-changer for me related to hand comfort. (I also wear padded gloves -- fingerless in the warm season).

The relevant thread

I was pretty negative towards the IBE's at the very start. As soon as I realized these were not grips and installed the main part of IBEs horizontally, many aches I experienced before have just gone. (The secret is the IBE orientation shall not exert any force on your hand).

Decidedly worth trying!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Jeremy, you might have a look at SQlab Innerbarends 411 (the model that fits any existing grips). This thing is not a grip like a drop-bar hood, it is something very different. Innerbarends are a device that sets your hands to be at the shoulder width. The edges of your palms rest on the existing grips while the fingers delicately rest on the brake levers.

Installing Innerbarends has been the greatest game-changer for me related to hand comfort. (I also wear padded gloves -- fingerless in the warm season).

The relevant thread

I was pretty negative towards the IBE's at the very start. As soon I realized these were not grips and installed the main part of IBEs horizontally, many aches I experienced before have just gone. (The secret is the IBE orientation shall not exert any force on your hand).

Decidedly worth trying!

Thanks! I know you're a big IBE fan. This mystery problem may be resolving on its own now, but I'll keep IBEs in mind if progress stalls.

Only triggered the trouble spot a couple of times on yesterday's 23 mi ride with no after-effects, and it's much better this morning.

Still no idea what caused it but hopeful now that it's not going to interfere with riding. And boy do I need to ride to get rid of that 5 lb gained over the Holidays!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Heard this song of gratitude a lot over the Holidays. This is my favorite version after Coltrane's:

Some of my own favorite things came together on yesterday's 23 mi coast ride.

From far to near:
o A gorgeous post-storm day in the low 60s
o Dramatic cumulus clouds lingering in the distance (rare here but still missed from our Colorado days)
o The Pacific ocean, clear to the horizon
o Moonlight Beach
o My Vado SL 1 — still the perfect bike for me
o Chipotle aioli dog from the Moonlight concession stand
o A table right on the beach

Doesn't get much better than that!

 

[Chargeride]

Just a note, if youre sharing pictures on forums or facebook etc taken with your phone, make sure location is off on your settings, or you are giving them embedded gps info in the meta data.
Most of them strip it out before posting the picture, but they keep it for their lovely little black book they have on your entire existance

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Just a note, if youre sharing pictures on forums or facebook etc taken with your phone, make sure location is off on your settings, or you are giving them embedded gps info in the meta data.
Most of them strip it out before posting the picture, but they keep it for their lovely little black book they have on your entire existance

Good point. Was there location info in my last photo? If so, I'll have to figure how to fix that.

 

[edobici_forza]

Good point. Was there location info in my last photo? If so, I'll have to figure how to fix that.

Jeremy, No, your most recent photo, at the beach, did not include the location.
Though, as Chargeride indicated, images posted to the EBR forum do retain the EXIF data (including the GPS data) contained in each photo – when present. Settings on your phone can disable recording the location during an image capture, or the location can be removed from an image afterwards, either on the phone or computer.

 

[Chargeride]

I havent been here yet, but planning a trip with my friend in the summer, its along the 'arse' of England and with very similair coastal erosion issues to California.
And its called California, what a coincidence.
Miles and miles of beautiful beaches and cute coastal villages.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I havent been here yet, but planning a trip with my friend in the summer, its along the 'arse' of England and with very similair coastal erosion issues to California.

Map pin's on adjoining Scatsby Scratby below. What kind of creature do you imagine this arse belonging to?

And its called California, what a coincidence.
Miles and miles of beautiful beaches and cute coastal villages.

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Beautiful! Kinda reminiscent of some of the sandier parts of the California coast. Is the climate there as balmy as in SW England? Guessing not.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Bars are already flat.

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Really don't want to get any more upright than I already am. Direct orders from my butt.

Thank you for the face reveal! You look fantastic!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Good point. Was there location info in my last photo? If so, I'll have to figure how to fix that.

Your photos posted to EBR forum do not contain the EXIF header, so no geo information is revealed.

I keep my photos with a geotag and have no reason to feel worried about it. As I post my photos on Strava from the phone (only that works), these show on the ride map. It has turned valuable for me, as I could often identify locations of new POIs or especially difficult places on my trip.

If I post a photo to EBR, I open it in IrfanView, resize down to 960 px on the horizontal or 720 px on the vertical and just copy/paste the photo into my post. No geotag is compromised this way.

 

[Chargeride]

Map pin's on adjoining Scatsby below. What kind of creature do you imagine this arse belonging to?

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Beautiful! Kinda reminiscent of some of the sandier parts of the California coast. Is the climate there as balmy as in SW England? Guessing not.

Its the pigs arse.