Cycling and Numbness
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:26 pm
I've been cycling a lot this summer, and lately, I've been going on longer and longer rides. After a few days of 4 or 5 hours rides, I noticed that the tips of my ring and pinky fingers felt numb on my BPI hand. No tingling, just numb. They stayed that way for a few days, gaining a little feeling day to day. Today, it's still slightly numb, but not bad, and it seems like I have a little more range of motion in those fingers, which have always been the worst.
Has anyone else experienced something like this? Do you think I might be inadvertantly doing damage that I don't yet realize? Part of me thinks that it might be a good thing because it seems like I have a fraction more usage of these little fingers, but the other part of me thinks that any numbness is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.
I've been trying to work on my balance so that my hands are less weight-bearing than I have been making them.
As always, any insight is greatly appreciated!
-Chris 24/LOBPI
Has anyone else experienced something like this? Do you think I might be inadvertantly doing damage that I don't yet realize? Part of me thinks that it might be a good thing because it seems like I have a fraction more usage of these little fingers, but the other part of me thinks that any numbness is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.
I've been trying to work on my balance so that my hands are less weight-bearing than I have been making them.
As always, any insight is greatly appreciated!
-Chris 24/LOBPI