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https://averagejoecyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gear-lever-bike-08.jpg750420This post is about how to modify your bike to cycle if you have are having pain caused by thumb arthritis. This modification would work equally well for cyclists with De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Many cyclists eventually develop a common type of thumb arthritis, called CMC (carpometacarpal) arthritis. Since getting my diagnosis, I have modified my bike to make it easier to cycle without pain. This post describes the cheap changes I made to modify my bike. The post contains several ideas for you to make to modify your bike to cycle more comfortably with thumb arthritis.