On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

>  I have CTS - carpel tunnel syndrome, and ulnar nerve entrapment.
>
> That larger diameter of grip and the greater diameter of the wheel,
> helps relieve the pressure on your hands, wrists, and elbows, thus
> reducing the pressure on the nerves in the wrists that leads to CTS and
> relieves the pressure on the  the elbow, taking pressure off the ulnar
> nerve. All this is why  power steering is a big advantage. But if you
> don't have PS, this bigger wheel and grip does help dramatically.
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
>

  How about what was once called a "Brodie knob" ?  Like a small door knob
at a right angle to the rotation plane of the wheel...then you can  grab
hold and reef the wheel around purty easy.