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Do you value your health or productivity more? >Track ball's Vs. Mice!
azzipa:
--- Quote from: alertArchitect on Thu, 18 February 2021, 13:53:53 ---you need more room for a quality trackball than you do for a quality mouse, from what I've seen at least
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maybe area of a mouse has a smaller footprint than a trackball? i have a hard time imagining how a trackball takes less room than a mouse. unless you simply don't move your mouse using 18000 dpi and minimal fingertip movement.
Stupidface:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Tue, 13 April 2021, 18:41:26 ---
I actually can't use those for more than 5 minutes without problems with my thumb, too many years on bicycles putting pressure into that joint.
I also can't use Shimano thumb shifters for the same reason.
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Can you please clarify something?
When you say, "putting pressure into that joint," was this something you were doing by using thumb shifters? Or was this brought about by something else you were doing with your hands whilst riding?
(I ask because I spend an inordinate amount of time on a bike and you have got me wondering if I may be doing something wrong.)
Leslieann:
It was do to pulling brake levers and riding down rough trail but I firmly believe handlebar upsweep can also play a part in how much pressure that joint sees.
I've never been able to use thumbshifters enough to have caused the problem.
Extended periods on a bicycle can do all sorts to your body, regardless of your thumb. Will it hurt later, of course but then everyone hurts later in life.
Stupidface:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Sat, 16 October 2021, 00:17:43 ---It was do to pulling brake levers and riding down rough trail but I firmly believe handlebar upsweep can also play a part in how much pressure that joint sees.
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Thank you for the clarification. [tips hat].
I was not familiar with the "upsweep" concept before reading your post...but I am now. For reasons that I have never consciously considered until 30 seconds ago, I have always favoured a "flat" handlebar (i.e. one with no upsweep) with bar ends (i.e. "bullhorns").
Without ever realising it, it seems that I have always tried to keep my hand in the handshake position whilst riding.
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Sat, 16 October 2021, 00:17:43 ---Extended periods on a bicycle can do all sorts to your body, regardless of your thumb. Will it hurt later, of course but then everyone hurts later in life.
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I am always at pains to avoid mentioning just how late in life I am, but I suspect that is not what you mean. [hides smile behind hand]
In any event, I appreciate the reply. It does not sound as if I have been doing anything wrong, but a good scare is better than a good warning and your post got me to thinking about what I have been doing and why I have been doing it.
(You cannot be too careful with this stuff.)
yui:
these days i mostly use the trackpad on my laptop when at home and the trackball at work. and i did not see a huge decrease in productivity from the trackball when switching, although it is an FK9200 and my job is a hell of a lot of typing so having my hands on the keyboard at all time even when moussing around is i think a benefit. i still have a mouse for gaming on my tower but i do rarely use it.
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