Hi all,
I ride every weekend once, sometimes twice for about 2-3 hours a go. Always DH runs, 2 mins down, 15 mins push up, repeat, etc.
Last summer my friends and I went to Morzine for a week of riding. By the third day, our hands and forearms were quite literally devestated. I could barely string together a 45 second section of the Pleney or Les Gets runs without needing to stop to avoid complete grip failure.
Indeed, on returning from our trip, it took about two full months for the joints in my fingers to stop aching constantly from normal use. I realise that the reason for this is likely due to being unused to such prolonged runs and (probably) the crazy number of braking bumps associated with said trails), but are there any remedies or tips people have for this kind of thing?
Further info:
1) I lift weights religiously, both for mass-gain and functional strength.
2) Brake reach, bite and position is set up corectly
3) I use thin grips on my handlebars (small hands
Need to get this sorted, otherwise I'm scared of going back!
Cheers!
Tim
