Gel grips?

[janno]

Will do, thanks much for the advice. I had no idea that food actually made a difference.

Then again it could be a placebo effect and we'd never know. But I'll try anything.

No, not a placebo. I have a condition called Lupus which is a type of arthritis. Food makes all the difference between functioning really well and being a cripple.

For example, I can tell if a food has MSG in it without looking at any packaging, by the levels of pain in my knees and hips the next day. (ie nothing without MSG, and OMG with MSG).

My sister in law has another type of arthritis, and since I put her on to the food thing, she has stopped all her meds and no longer spends several days each month curled up in bed wracked with pain.

Not a placebo, because we've both had to give up the things we love - coffee, chocolate, junk food . . .

Good luck!!

[Hitcher]

What foods contain MSG?

[vamr]

What foods contain MSG?

All the good stuff you'll miss.

[janno]

All the good stuff you'll miss.

Aint that the truth

Basically, if you want to fix your body by food, you've got to accept you can't eat probably most of what you like. Pretty much any processed food has crap or chemical additives in it. MSG is number 621 I think from memory.

It's about as much fun as giving up smoking or drinking, but the benefits are worth it. One of those things where the pain in continuing is more than the pain of stopping the behaviour. Sigh.

I wish I was one of those delicate petals who stopped eating when under duress . . . BASTIDGES!! (new word learned via KB - big thumbs up to that lad)

[Hitcher]

MSG is number 621 I think from memory.

Your memory is good. Monosodium glutamate is E621. My question was aimed to see whether the hoary chestnut of chinese takeaways made an appearance -- one place where you will be extremely unlikely to find MSG used. Apart from anecdotal evidence, there is no scientific study or anything quantifiable that suggests MSG has any effect whatsoever on human health. But if people feel better by avoiding it, that's great!

[Delphinus]

MSG is usually labeled in the ingredients as 621, 623, typically 62x. And often called Flavour enhancer.
I found it makes me extremely thirsty (I have to drink about 3-4 litres that night to get to sleep) so I avoid it wherever possible.
Some reading on Wikipedia

As for the chinese... I was ordering chinese last month, and asked "do you use MSG in your food" their reply was "yes" so i asked for without and they were quite obliging

[breakaway]

Breakaway - i think it might just be you n00bness mate. My wrists hurt a bit after my first 'long' ride, but like you said it went away after a few hours. Problem should go away after a while (i.e more riding is needed) but try relaxing your hands. Otherwise head in to cycletreads and get some new grips fitted.

That's what I got told by a few people / thought it is. But what really got me worried about is my ring finger tingling (read: pins and needles) after the ride, and its still there, as I type this (It's been more than 72 hours now.)

[Cibby]

CBR400's do vibrate like anything,

i used to love riding Posties 400, and then i even got my own..

doing a long ride used to leave me vibrating for ages afterwards and the only thing that helped was a long hot soak in a bath or the like some magnesium phos tablets that give your muscles the salts they need to relax, this can be picked up from any supermarket and really do work, and as Goblin said, relaxing your grip on the bars.

Maybe some good bar end weights may help as well