Rsi

[NC]

Three good suggestions in there for minimising the problem (from Speedie, Scumdog and Squeak). Make sure the levers are on the right angle for you, also use the end of the lever not the inside (move them inwards if you have to), and try shifting without using the clutch. The clutches on TLR's are not light, but they are not overly heavy either so its just a case of minimising the impact of using it. Definately not worth all this crazy talk of getting rid of the beast!

Thanks guys..
having small hands is a pain in the butt too

[Wasp]

i have a problem with my right hand that when its cold i cant clench/unclench it very fast (alot slower than my left anyway and im right handed).

I think my problem came from playing to many computer games in the cold.

[sAsLEX]

Thanks guys..
having small hands is a pain in the butt too

Maybe a mechanical fix with a different type of lever is what I was getting at


something like that might fix it!

[SDU]

The others are all pretty well on to it. Set up of bars, levers, or changing the clutch lever if you can & going to the Dr to check out your wrist. If it is just carpels than it is fixable with Surgery. Get your prob sussed early cause you don't wanna have to put up with the pain for life, the sooner helped more chance off a fix.
I ride with RSI/OOS in both hands, micro rests are real helpful. Relax that wrist whenever you can while riding & maybe on bigger rides more stops are needed to take some weight off them. Also what you do off the bike (job, cleaning etc) may need modifying to limit interfering with ride time. Gotta get the priorities right eh!
Check this thread out, a few options others have done to ease the probs they have with RSI.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=83312&page=11

[Smokin]

Thanks guys..
having small hands is a pain in the butt too

No doubt but I bet big hands would hurt ya butt even more

I had carpel tunnel release surgery on both hands about a year ago and If i had known how bad they really were I would have done it alot sooner mate.
No more broken sleep and I did the day trip to the Brass monkey without even a niggle, I couldn't even make it to hokitika without a break before that.
Well worth getting it done bud.

[NinjaBoy]

I initially had a sore clutch wrist when I first got the ninja. Eventually I learnt to grip the lever closet to the top of the left bar to minimise the lever to bar distance. This seemed to get rid of the pain.

I also eventually got these CRG levers which are fully adjustable. But then I had to get a matching brake lever as well

[NC]

No doubt but I bet big hands would hurt ya butt even more

I had carpel tunnel release surgery on both hands about a year ago and If i had known how bad they really were I would have done it alot sooner mate.
No more broken sleep and I did the day trip to the Brass monkey without even a niggle, I couldn't even make it to hokitika without a break before that.
Well worth getting it done bud.

Did you want your roof done or not? LOL

[Smokin]

Did you want your roof done or not? LOL

I had best start behaving myself now

[HDTboy]

If you want to get really technical with the clutch. You could put a bigger master cylinder on it, you'd have less feel for it but it would make it light as.
Adjustable span levers might help too but would probably cost more

[far queue]

Just wondering is anyone else has this problem with their clutch hand?

Yep, but only when riding off road, especially in the tight stuff when using the clutch lots.

... i plan to buy one of those handlever workout things with the spring in it, to build up the strength in my hands.

I use one of those, and also one of these ... http://www.powerballs.com/ , and also MTB riding to improve fitness and strength - it all helps.

... NC try upshifting without using the clutch ... Dont do that for downshifting tho, but at least it will reduce some of your "clutch time".

Yep, I do this too. Not practical in the tight off road stuff, but do it whenever possible to cut down the number of clutch uses.

So, there's a number of things you can do, they all add up.

[sAsLEX]

I use one of those, and also one of these ... http://www.powerballs.com/ , and also MTB riding to improve fitness and strength - it all helps.
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I was winning the NZ league of the powerballs comp thingo for a while!

[Oakie]

It may be that it's not the clutch use at all that is the problem. It could be that it's just a symptom of something else going on in your life that's causing damage. I mean if you use a keyboard a lot it may be starting to cause damage but while the damage is not yet apparant while keyboarding, it may be with the increase effort of using a clutch.
It's like once when I was talking to an optician. He said he got pissed off with people coming in complaining of eye strain caused by looking at a PC monitor when what it really was was people with normal eye weakness that became APPARANT when (not because) they used a monitor. Just something to consider.
Oh, and don't just look after it by dulling the pain. Pain is the message that something is wrong so you're better to remove the pain by removing the problem (unless the problem is the biking and then by all means, pop those painkillers)