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Are you sure these weren't cyclocross bikes? 'Cross racers use these to
give them access to the brakes while they're riding on the tops, which is often necessary. Lou D'Amelio |
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Lou D'Amelio wrote:
Are you sure these weren't cyclocross bikes? 'Cross racers use these to give them access to the brakes while they're riding on the tops, which is often necessary. Lou D'Amelio They're getting more common on things like the Specialised Sequoia and other road bikes with a bit more of a nod towards comfort. You're right, they originated with 'crossers, but tourers and commuters are using them too for much the same reasons. IMO it's a good idea, they add negligible weight and cost and open up drop bars to a much wider audience than the traditional stiffbacked roadie. |
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Lou D'Amelio wrote:
Are you sure these weren't cyclocross bikes? 'Cross racers use these to give them access to the brakes while they're riding on the tops, which is often necessary. Lou D'Amelio This year they found their way on to 'recreational' road bikes too. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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A Muzi wrote:
Lou D'Amelio wrote: Are you sure these weren't cyclocross bikes? 'Cross racers use these to give them access to the brakes while they're riding on the tops, which is often necessary. This year they found their way on to 'recreational' road bikes too. That's a substantial clue that non-racers are figuring out that drop bars basically suck, IMO. (Like all the motorcyclists in the world, as well as most all the bicyclists in countries where bikes are used for transportation and not chiefly as toys.) Too bad that drop bar tops are annoyingly narrow if that's the only part of the bar you're comfortable using. Chalo Colina |
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On 1 Jul 2005 02:01:36 -0700, "Chalo" wrote:
That's a substantial clue that non-racers are figuring out that drop bars basically suck, IMO. (Like all the motorcyclists in the world, as well as most all the bicyclists in countries where bikes are used for transportation and not chiefly as toys.) Too bad that drop bar tops are annoyingly narrow if that's the only part of the bar you're comfortable using. What type of bars do you use? For the new bicycle, about which I've been agonising for weeks now, I was thinking about something similar to what's described on the page below as a 'euro touring' or 'trekking' bar, although I'm pretty sure that the variant I'm contemplating is somehow equipped with mountain gear rather than road gear. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/deakins/handlebars.html Jasper |
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
Chalo wrote: That's a substantial clue that non-racers are figuring out that drop bars basically suck, IMO. (Like all the motorcyclists in the world, as well as most all the bicyclists in countries where bikes are used for transportation and not chiefly as toys.) Too bad that drop bar tops are annoyingly narrow if that's the only part of the bar you're comfortable using. What type of bars do you use? For the new bicycle, about which I've been agonising for weeks now, I was thinking about something similar to what's described on the page below as a 'euro touring' or 'trekking' bar, although I'm pretty sure that the variant I'm contemplating is somehow equipped with mountain gear rather than road gear. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/deakins/handlebars.html I use BMX bars, flat bars, riser bars, motocross bars, North Road-type bars, and "ape hangers" on my various bikes. I've tried conventional, anatomical, vertically flared (Nitto Dirt Drops) and horizontally flared (WTB drops) on my bikes, all without success. The WTB drops wouldn't be all bad, if you mounted them upside down, and if they were made in a diameter to accept real brake levers. I've seen the "trekking" bars you mention, but I thought they looked too fragile for my use. I considered putting some on my sweetie's road bike, but she preferred MTB riser bars. Chalo Colina |
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