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Too much weight on my hands?
"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message news:... "C" wrote in message ... In article , Tom Nakashima wrote: I not sure who started it, Tyler Hamilton in last years Tour? But a lot of the Peloton now tilt their handlebars upward. It does seem to be more comfortable. Are his bars really tilted upwards? Or are the brake levers just near the upper part of the bend? I think the current trend among pro riders is to have a very low handlbar (several inches below the seat), but to mount the brake levers in the upper half of the handlebar bend. This gives them a good aero riding position on the drops, but also a higher position on the hoods for cruising in the peloton. The bars are also tilted upward... The way you could tell is the bottom section of the handlebars are also angled. If just the brake levers were raised on the bars, the straight section of the drop would be parallel to the ground. -tom Also the link of Tyler Hamilton on his bike, notice the handlebars are also tilted up, not just the brake levers mounted higher. http://tyler.db94.net/ -tom |
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Too much weight on my hands?
"Tom Nakashima" wrote in
: "Tom Nakashima" wrote in message news:... "C" wrote in message ... In article , Tom Nakashima wrote: I not sure who started it, Tyler Hamilton in last years Tour? But a lot of the Peloton now tilt their handlebars upward. It does seem to be more comfortable. Are his bars really tilted upwards? Or are the brake levers just near the upper part of the bend? I think the current trend among pro riders is to have a very low handlbar (several inches below the seat), but to mount the brake levers in the upper half of the handlebar bend. This gives them a good aero riding position on the drops, but also a higher position on the hoods for cruising in the peloton. The bars are also tilted upward... The way you could tell is the bottom section of the handlebars are also angled. If just the brake levers were raised on the bars, the straight section of the drop would be parallel to the ground. -tom Also the link of Tyler Hamilton on his bike, notice the handlebars are also tilted up, not just the brake levers mounted higher. http://tyler.db94.net/ -tom Could that possibly have been an change to ease thw pain on his broken collarbone. |
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