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Do they make drop handlebars with a very short drop?
Posted this in r.b.r. as well so I apologize if you see this twice, but
after posting it I realized it might be more appropriate here. So here goes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I know, odd question. Let me clarify. My wife is a triathlete who usually rides a time trial bike. She's taking some time off, though, and doing some recreational cycling on her old road bike. One things she's encountering, though, is that even with a new fit her knees seem to bump the drops sometimes. Now obviously one solution would be to go with straight bars. Another solution would be a totally different bike. But she loves the brake levers on a road bike (the hand positioning feels more ergonomic), even if she never gets into the drops. So my question, before we go the route of trying to find her a new bike or something like that, is if they make handlebars with a very short drop. Basically enough to grip and attach a brake lever. I'm envisioning handlebars where the drop ends shortly after the bottom of the brake/shifter lever. Anyone ever seen anything like this before? Preston Below is a link to a bad photoshop of what I'm envisioning. http://static.flickr.com/65/20049257...df8204.jpg?v=0 |
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Do they make drop handlebars with a very short drop?
wrote: Now obviously one solution would be to go with straight bars. Another solution would be a totally different bike. But she loves the brake levers on a road bike (the hand positioning feels more ergonomic), even if she never gets into the drops. So my question, before we go the route of trying to find her a new bike or something like that, is if they make handlebars with a very short drop. Basically enough to grip and attach a brake lever. I'm envisioning handlebars where the drop ends shortly after the bottom of the brake/shifter lever. Anyone ever seen anything like this before? Preston Below is a link to a bad photoshop of what I'm envisioning. http://static.flickr.com/65/20049257...df8204.jpg?v=0 Ritchey Biomax Comps have a drop of about 13cm in the 42cm model which is pretty shallow. You might also want to get some spacers or a longer stem (if it's quill) to get the bars up a bit. |
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Do they make drop handlebars with a very short drop?
wrote in message oups.com... Posted this in r.b.r. as well so I apologize if you see this twice, but after posting it I realized it might be more appropriate here. So here goes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I know, odd question. Let me clarify. My wife is a triathlete who usually rides a time trial bike. She's taking some time off, though, and doing some recreational cycling on her old road bike. One things she's encountering, though, is that even with a new fit her knees seem to bump the drops sometimes. Rotate the bars away from her knees, and reposition the levers to wherever she needs them. RichC |
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Do they make drop handlebars with a very short drop?
"landotter" wrote:
wrote: Now obviously one solution would be to go with straight bars. Another solution would be a totally different bike. But she loves the brake levers on a road bike (the hand positioning feels more ergonomic), even if she never gets into the drops. So my question, before we go the route of trying to find her a new bike or something like that, is if they make handlebars with a very short drop. Basically enough to grip and attach a brake lever. I'm envisioning handlebars where the drop ends shortly after the bottom of the brake/shifter lever. Anyone ever seen anything like this before? Preston Below is a link to a bad photoshop of what I'm envisioning. http://static.flickr.com/65/20049257...df8204.jpg?v=0 Ritchey Biomax Comps have a drop of about 13cm in the 42cm model which is pretty shallow. You might also want to get some spacers or a longer stem (if it's quill) to get the bars up a bit. There is also the FSA Wing Pro Shallow Drop at 125mm, the Kalloy HB-300 (traditional bars with no grooves) at 115mm, and the Salsa Estrada at 121 (with a mere 65mm reach). Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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Do they make drop handlebars with a very short drop?
Mark Hickey wrote: [snip] the Kalloy HB-300 (traditional bars with no grooves) at 115mm... !! Dang, that's shallow! Am I being a putz and not measuring properly? It's still a c to c measure from the c of the tops to the c of the drops right? |
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Do they make drop handlebars with a very short drop?
"landotter" wrote:
Mark Hickey wrote: [snip] the Kalloy HB-300 (traditional bars with no grooves) at 115mm... !! Dang, that's shallow! Am I being a putz and not measuring properly? It's still a c to c measure from the c of the tops to the c of the drops right? Yep - and you're right, that IS a very shallow drop. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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