Drops or bullhorns?
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Well, I’ve finally cobbled together the funds to get my FG/SS and join the cult of the single cog. The one thing I’m unsure of is the handlebar situation. All the bikes at the top of my list are available with either drops or bullhorns, but none have brake hoods, just top bar levers. Since hills aren’t really avoidable for me and I know I’ll be spending a lot of time climbing out of the saddle, I’m wondering if bullhorns might be better than hood-less drops. Is riding on the horns roughly the same position as riding on the hoods? Is riding on drops without hoods comfortable? I ride on the hoods probably 99% of the time when I commute (but less on long rides), so I’m not really worried about losing the drop position if I choose bullhorns, but I also don’t want to have to ride on the top bar all the time either if riding in the horns is a pain.
Also, I really just prefer the look of drops, so it’s a real conundrum!
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It looked like the drops that they would’ve included were sort of not-quite-track-drops/not-quite-compacts, so it’s probably better that I now have the option of picking up some compact drops later, which might make riding on the curves a little easier. BTW, it’s gonna look like this (except with brakes)
@TwoWheelsDC 77277 wrote:
It looked like the drops that they would’ve included were sort of not-quite-track-drops/not-quite-compacts, so it’s probably better that I now have the option of picking up some compact drops later, which might make riding on the curves a little easier. BTW, it’s gonna look like this (except with brakes)
In lieu of compact drops, here are “urban” dirt-drops:
[IMG]http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-3773699254952_2268_28267191[/IMG]
The drops are wonderful for climbing, and if you set it up right, you can use the drops as your primary position, even.
Phatboing has them on his AMAZINGLY AWESOME Fargo that he let me test ride last weekend. That bike is an AMAZINGLY AWESOME machine. (Like rider like bike)
@dasgeh 79428 wrote:
Phatboing has them on his AMAZINGLY AWESOME Fargo that he let me test ride last weekend. That bike is an AMAZINGLY AWESOME machine. (Like rider like bike)
Haha, the bars on the Fargo are extra-special kooky, and not these.
(In comparison to the Woodchipper bars, the Portola bar featured here is quite subdued)
@ShawnoftheDread 79437 wrote:
But then aren’t your hoods and levers at a weird angle? Are the hoods still comfortable?
They are slightly flared outward, which I found quite agreeable – having the brakes angled slightly outward increases the leverage my pinkies have on them. On my old bike, I had them set up so I was riding in the drops primarily, so the hoods weren’t especially usable. Right now, I’ve got them set up more like this:
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