I've been riding a straight bar road bike for a couple of years, so after Castle Combe Duathlon last month I got an upgrade and bought a Trek 1.5. I took it out for a ride on Monday, and I got a massive blister on the inside of my finger (next to my thumb) which burst on the ride and has been a pain all week as I keep catching it
I can only think of 3 possible reasons for this:
1 - I wasn't wearing gloves, but can't see that this would've caused a blister?
2 - I'm holding the bars incorrectly (mainly holding on just above the brakes)
3 - The different type of riding style (and pedals, my previous ones were double sided clips, these just one sided!) caused me to be less confident and resulted in holding on tighter? My arms were aching a bit after which leads me to think this could be the cause.
Does anyone with more experience have any suggestions, or advice on correct riding position on drop bars?
Thanks
Alan
I can only think of 3 possible reasons for this:
1 - I wasn't wearing gloves, but can't see that this would've caused a blister?
2 - I'm holding the bars incorrectly (mainly holding on just above the brakes)
3 - The different type of riding style (and pedals, my previous ones were double sided clips, these just one sided!) caused me to be less confident and resulted in holding on tighter? My arms were aching a bit after which leads me to think this could be the cause.
Does anyone with more experience have any suggestions, or advice on correct riding position on drop bars?
Thanks
Alan