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also worth trying different clap sizes, and bar materials for testing too.
I helped with a test for Ti vs Al, vs carbon bars on a Enduro bike racer/coach. She HATED the ti for feel, but her wrists were not sore for a change?
If you need Ti bars to try I can send you a set (if you get them back to me sometime)
Titanium is a softer feel than carbon or aluminum. I have Ti on all my trail bikes. 740mm w/12 degree back sweep is a lot friendlier on my wrists.
While I'm as guilty as anyone of needlessly buying upgrades... I will say that every time I've struggled with wrist pain mountain biking, the most relief has come from doing a combination of posterior arm & shoulder chain stretches and finger extensions with rubber resistance bands. My wrists are plenty jacked up from falling bouldering and playing too many PC games in college, plus my right shoulder has had 2 partial AC separations and 1 dislocation, so it's pretty easy to get my right wrist into a painful state from stuff as minor as a couple hours of digging or even sleeping on my side.