Numbness in hand

[Deleted]

Lately I've been getting numbness in my hand when biking.  Is this common?  Do I need to adjust my handlebars or is this something else?  It generally happens after about 30 minutes / 5 miles.  

[Deleted]

This used to happen to me, it's a few things:

1) are you handlebars wrapped?
2) do you wear gloves?
3) when you are riding, are you gripping on for dear life, or are your fingers/hands loose (you shouldn't be leaning on your hands)
4) you'll get used to it!

[Susie]

Yeah, it happens to me. Wearing gloves helps, and so does changing my hand position around during the ride. It's hard to totally avoid entirely when I get into several hour rides.

[Deleted]

I think I need new gloves I do wear them but they're old. I haven't had this problem before so I will try new gloves first.

[sadlebred]

I have some info. in my bio. You can also google "Cyclist palsy" for tons of info.