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Re: Bikini mitts

Posted By: WillN
Date: Saturday, 18 June 2005, at 11:31 a.m.

In Response To: Bikini mitts (Jay Doorly)

Cutting up the cheapo neoprenes is good tip.
I can't diagnose you but shooting pains in the wrists and arms sounds like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It's easy for something minor to distort one's technique and positioning just enough to cause serious problems. (Somewhere there's a Cat Scan file of my shoulders that show's I forgot how to swim after seven years and didn't notice until it was a real problem.)

:: There's a lot to be said for just changing the grip in some way too. Most
: mountain bike racers say they need to change their grip or they get aches
: and cramps (it works out well since they use seperate uphill and downhill
: grips on the handlebars). When I'm paddling I use many variations of grip,
: also where I hold the paddle. The combination of changes over the course
: of a long paddle mean, for me, no more shooting pains in my wrist and arms
: after a paddle.

Messages In This Thread

comfy hands and water is not enough
davemcadoo -- Saturday, 11 June 2005, at 6:02 p.m.

Re: comfy hands and water is not enough
Brian Nystrom -- Sunday, 12 June 2005, at 10:39 p.m.

Re: comfy hands and water is not enough-proof
davemcadoo -- Tuesday, 14 June 2005, at 9:20 p.m.

gloves
mike allen -- Wednesday, 15 June 2005, at 4:27 p.m.

Re: comfy hands and water is not enough-proof
WillN -- Thursday, 16 June 2005, at 8:40 p.m.

Think about what you just wrote
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 20 June 2005, at 6:58 p.m.

Re: comfy hands and water is not enough-proof
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 20 June 2005, at 7:03 p.m.

Bikini mitts
Jay Doorly -- Friday, 17 June 2005, at 12:04 a.m.

Re: Bikini mitts
WillN -- Saturday, 18 June 2005, at 11:31 a.m.

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