I have found that as I get older and my arthritic wrists get gnarlier, they hurt like hell after a few NJ post winter pot holes. What I found that works well for me are flat handlebars. The Cinelli Alter work well, not light weight but effective. I also trend towards the more modern flat bars that are coming on the market now. I guess the baby boomer generation of riders are making these a viable product. Wrap these with the padded cork tape or as mentioned below and you have a ride that will not leave your wrists singing afterwards. May not be period correct but I figure my bones are so it all evens out.
Ray Homiski Elizabeth, NJ USA
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> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:57:48 +0000
> From: David Pearson
> Subject: [CR] Increasing the diameter of handlebars
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> Hallo everyone, Dave here. Just thought I'd pass on a suggestion
> that worke
> d for me in the 50's. If you are experiencing hand jarring on
> lumpy roads,
> try the following. Re-tape your bars, first put a length of
> inner tube over
> bars and then?tape over it, up or down. Instant padding and a
> big reduct
> ion in the jarring and a big improvement in the comfort stakes
> ?
> Dave Pearson
> a getting hotter Cuernavaca