Re: Leather Saddle Update

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On 20 May 2025 18:00:30 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 5/20/2025 8:02 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

 
Only sore wrists/hands or rather arm pump is from 1980/90’s  MTB’s on long
descents, where you could get for arm pump, some of my fellow Gravellers
get arm pump ...

 
What's "arm pump"? I'm unfamiliar with the term.
 

Sore fore arms from braking, on longer technical down hills, aka stuff your
constantly reapplying the brakes.
 
Roger Merriman

 
That's not why my wrists got sore. The weight of my upper body resting
on the handlebars was what made them sore.
 
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C'est bon
Soloman
 

That rather suggests a poor bike fit, which reading between the lines a
more aggressive position than is wise, particularly if it’s some 16 ish
years back and more, even roadies have realised that what the Pros do isn’t
necessarily a good idea on a club run even a rapid one!

My Old school roadie has a moderately aggressive position but the Gravel
bike is fairly relaxed for good reason as in general off road you want to
slow stuff down, exception being CX bikes which racing on parks and so on,
tend to have very fast handling as that’s what the courses tend to favour.

Roger Merriman