Feeling it in my shoulders....

[Spinney]

Road bike - make sure you keep changing hand positions.
Straight bars - consider bar ends so you can change hand-arm positions.

You will toughen up eventually, but the above will help in the short term.

 

[screenman]

You may not toughen up if it is wrong. You may just do lasting damage.

 

[stoneyloon]

Thanks folks, sounds fairly common.
It's a road bike I have and I do change hand positions fairly regularly.
I've just started at the gym too, so hopefully will gain some core strength at the same time...

Thanks again,
Adam.

 

[screenman]

Cheapest little tweek that sometimes has a big effect, drop the end of your bars ( as in rotate) slightly so that the hoods comes towards you a tad.

 

[wam68]

Never mind feeling it in the shoulder my back pocket is taking a hammering at the minute Kids, you just gotta love em

 

[Katherine]

How are you feeling now @stoneyloon?