I'm having trouble picturing a position that uses the pads at their extreme forward position with your elbows on the pads that doesn't put the bar end shifters behind your wrists!
Just to confirm: you have the pad brackets mounted on the extensions, IN FRONT of the extension/basebar brackets? The bike was probably delivered with this the other way around.
I am using a set of 400mm long extensions and I use almost the full length of these with my my hands sitting on top of the bar end shifters and my elbows just behind the pads. If my elbows were on the pads and I was using the much shorter stock Felt extensions, my hands would be hanging in mid air!
These are the extensions I'm using:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/components/skitip-alloy-extensions/116895
They're not expensive. I think I got mine for a bit under €40 (about $45).
There's also an S bend version if you prefer:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/components/s50-alloy-extensions/116804
Just to confirm: you have the pad brackets mounted on the extensions, IN FRONT of the extension/basebar brackets? The bike was probably delivered with this the other way around.
I am using a set of 400mm long extensions and I use almost the full length of these with my my hands sitting on top of the bar end shifters and my elbows just behind the pads. If my elbows were on the pads and I was using the much shorter stock Felt extensions, my hands would be hanging in mid air!
These are the extensions I'm using:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/components/skitip-alloy-extensions/116895
They're not expensive. I think I got mine for a bit under €40 (about $45).
There's also an S bend version if you prefer:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/components/s50-alloy-extensions/116804