Bar tape pins and needles

[Paul Adair]

Is there any bar tape that helps prevent pins and needles I already wear gel gloves

 

[ianrauk]

Specialized Bar Phat.
You can also buy gel pads too place under normal tape.

However, your bike may also be set up wrong resulting on too much pressure on your hands so giving you pins and needles.

 

[mcshroom]

There's a few things you can try.

There are gel tapes around that are a bit more padded.
You can get gel inserts to put under your tape (or fashion your own out of old inner tubes)
You could try double-wrapping the bars with more tape.

If you keep getting pins and needles though, I'd be checking the bike set up though. I'd suspect your bars are a bit low and you are putting too much weight on your hands/wrists.


edit - x-post with the blue guy