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I've tried riding road bikes once or twice in the past, but apart from the difficulty of adjusting to crouching forward which seems to require either the flexibility of a gymnast or the body of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, I cannot for the life of me understand how you use the brakes or even hold the handlebars comfortably; my wrists are contorted to a weird angle and half my bodyweight is bearing down on my hands, and there's no way to reach the brake levers. I've got average sized hands but I can only reach the top part of the brake levers with two fingers and it requires a stupid amount of effort to squeeze the brake levers. There's no way I can ride safely.
I've read several guides on the internet and watched a couple of YouTube tutorials but they're not very helpful because the riders don't seem to have these problems at all.
I've read several guides on the internet and watched a couple of YouTube tutorials but they're not very helpful because the riders don't seem to have these problems at all.