lately as i have been riding agen and improving agen, i have found that my smaller finger on my right hand (pinky finger) is getting very sore/bruised/and swollen… its probably from the sif hops and the constant pulling up on the saddle front bumper!
I was just wondering, if this is common with anyone else, because i dont remember getting it when i started riding…
I sometimes cut my fingers on the seat bolts doing seat out tricks, if I dont wear gloves.
And of course blisters from the handle.
But never the little finger
Are you using a Miyata or KH style saddle? If Miyata, that could be your problem. I found that the Miyata’s handle can do that to you and on top of that it’s my personal opinion that for sif that seat just feels terrible, though I know theres some people who prefer it.
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im using an 06 fusion KH saddle, i am thinking of going up to the new 07 one, but thats thinner, so im not sure if that will benefit with trials or not…
I recenty have been building up a humongous callous on the side of my right hand pinky. It is the hand that I use to grab the seat handle with. I have a KH 2007 handle. I never had a problem during my first year of riding but in the past few months I have been doing a lot of jumping up stairs and boulders on my muni rides. The callous hurts quite a bit but then so did my hands from chopping wood when I was younger. It is a small price to pay for the privalege of Unicycling!
Oh the 07 street saddle is so much better for trials, I’ve got one and its a heck of a lot easier to hold for sif, I think overall its more comfortable than the standard fusions too though I don’t think it will change the problem you are having with your finger unfortunately since the handle is the same.