On Sun, 10 May 2009 12:39:30 GMT
Brown Cat wrote:

I have a road bike with dropped handle bars. I feel fairly
comfortable on it and it feels most comfortable to position my hands
on the corner of the handle bars. I do sometimes place them at the
side but not for long periods of time, it feels a little bit like I'm
stretching. I don't put them on the top because I have the brackets
for my lights there.

I've noticed that when I do push ups it's very painful on the palms
of my hands and I think the way I ride my bike probably had caused
this.

Could the way I position my hands suggest that the size of the bike
is wrong or something needs adjusting?

It sounds like you're not comfortable riding on the hoods, which
suggests that it's too big for you, but this could be caused by other
problems with the set-up e.g. saddle too high. Are you wearing good
gloves with firm padding in the palms?