Bicycle Fans?

Seal Beach, CA borderline Long Beach, Ca

 

This Yakima rail mount that I use might work. It's made for Toyota's rail system and you might be able to put the bikes in sideways. I've never tried it that way.

 

As for a simple bike rack inside the bed, does anyone sell a simple pvc type thingy i can lay in the bed?

 

I would've ran this if my tonneau cover wasn't it the way.

 

@oldtacomaguy

 

Hey Everybody,
This thread is cool! I'm 57yo and recently picked up riding the bike after having to give up jogging/running on the advice of my doc. I bought a used Specialized Crosstrail until I can scrape together enough money to buy a new Hybrid. Whenever I ride 8plus miles I get a numbness or tingling feeling in my hands, I think I'm leaning too far forward and I'm thinking about raising the handlebar, will this help? Any other suggestions on how to prevent that? My average ride is between 10-12 miles, mostly on pavement.

 

I only have 18 bikes but still n+1 rules. OK, 4 of them are the wife's. Not sure which compulsion is bigger, the one to build or the one to ride.

 

Glad to hear you're enjoying your bike! Try using your core to support your upper body and not your arms/wrists. It's easy to lean on your wrist and cause pain in them. Also, getting fitted for your bike can help as well or at least look on youtube for pointers on body position an bike setup.

 

I plan on going to my LBS this weekend with my bike, see what fit advice they can offer. The pain and numbness is annoying but it won't keep me from riding.

 

The guy at my LBS recommended that I try changing my handlebar grips to a pair made by Specialized that are made to prevent the numbness in my fingers. I was a bit skeptical but for 25 bucks I gave it a shot. I've been out on two rides, one 12 miles the other 10, in neither ride did I experience any numbness in my fingers.

 

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I do some road & mountain biking.
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Wtf is with all that garbage on the handlebars? Is this dude tracking his ride on 3 different devices? Man, roadies are weird.

 

So I have this.... It's old but works fine. Used to ride a ton but not so much these days.



And this one... Also old but a good lightweight hard tail that I converted for road use.

 

He might or might not be a roadie, but he's definitely riding a triathlon bike. I bet one of those is a GPS unit, one is a power meter (he is tracking watts he is cranking out to the wheels, and cadence), and the last one is a heart rate monitor.

That said, you can also use a single device to do all that...Perhaps he likes seeing all three at the same time?

Anyway, cool thread. Here is my tribike, Quintana Roo PR6 and my Wife's Fuji Supreme, after arriving home from a race.

And my road bike, a special edition fuji SST 1.0, right outside Roosevelt Island in DC.

 

Last night I was thinking about when I first got into mnt biking and how much fun I had on my $250 Airborne. Don't get me wrong, that bike had it's faults, but I guess ignorance is bliss.
I've put a decent amount of money into my bikes and gear and it seams to never end. I'm ok with that since it's my #1 hobby. Bikes are just crazy expensive.
Now to go pick up my new handmade wheelset!

 

I do not know what this means. I just buy hoops hubs and spokes and leave them out overnite and when I wake up somehow they been magically transformed into something to throw on a bike..........I'm leaving a wildlife cam out next time to see who's doing it. It's either the wife or Jake from State Farm...............

 

He sounds hideous

 

Moving your handlebar position may help, and grips may help. After spending years in a shop, I don't think that saddle height was ever really the solution when somebody was having hand numbness, and putting it too low can wreak havoc on your knees. One thing that was a surprisingly common culprit was the seat angle. Have the shop look at how level your saddle is. We had tons of people come in for fittings complaining of hand pain/numbness, and their saddle was tipped too far forward to take pressure off or their privates. This put most of their weight on their hands, causing numbness. If this is a contributing factor (its rarely one thing with bike fit), 5 minutes of saddle adjustment can bring some good relief.

 

Thanks for the tip. I stopped by the LBS and a guy there recommended I try handlebar grips made by Specialized called "Body Geometry" (I think). He claimed that they were made to help with numbness in the hands. I was skeptical but gave it a shot, I still get some numbness in my fingers. but not nearly as bad as before. The numbness use to start after about 15 minutes on the bike, now it's closer to an hour before I start to feel it. I'm going to look into the saddle being level though, I never considered that.

 

Looks like they're possibly the Contour ones: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/accessories/contourxllockinggrips/105232

Anyway, when adjusting your seat, try not to get the nose too high up either as that will cause pain in your lower back. You can also try moving the seat forward or back as well. It's a fine line, but if you keep at it, you'll find that sweet spot.