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Title: Catrike hand position Post by Dennis on Jun 30th, 2018, 1:52pm I realized I never used the rests that sit below the steering grips on my catrike.   When I tried resting my wrist there I noticed  I felt like I was pushing partially from my shoulder blades that I hadn't felt before.   Presumably despite that my shoulder blades touch the seat when I'm holding the steering arms up near the shifters,  maybe that position is hunching me forward slightly.   I'd only ever though to try using those rest because I've had some soreness in my right arm that I thought might be related to vibration transmitted through the steering grip on the catrike.   There's enough vibration there on my usual weekend rides to often require stops to reattach mirrors.  And it seems to be worse on the right side, likely due to both the crest of the road and sitting slightly off center. I guess I should try readjusting the main grips back a bit.

Title: Re: Catrike hand position Post by bob wand on Jul 2nd, 2018, 10:00pm Dennis wrote: I realized I never used the rests that sit below the steering grips on my catrike.   When I tried resting my wrist there I noticed  I felt like I was pushing partially from my shoulder blades that I hadn't felt before.   Presumably despite that my shoulder blades touch the seat when I'm holding the steering arms up near the shifters,  maybe that position is hunching me forward slightly.   I'd only ever though to try using those rest because I've had some soreness in my right arm that I thought might be related to vibration transmitted through the steering grip on the catrike.   There's enough vibration there on my usual weekend rides to often require stops to reattach mirrors.  And it seems to be worse on the right side, likely due to both the crest of the road and sitting slightly off center. I guess I should try readjusting the main grips back a bit. It's been my experience with both a catrike road and a 700 my shoulder hurt when the handle grips were too close. Try moving them forward until there is only a slight bend in your arms. What I like about recumbents especially trike, they are one big experiment.

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