Bialy
03-09-08, 10:29 PM
Do hybrid handlebars allow one to go/toggling/switching from more vertical to more horizontal position?
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Mild Al
03-10-08, 04:44 PM
Do hybrid handlebars allow one to go/toggling/switching from more vertical to more horizontal position?
Most hybrids I've seen have more or less flat handlebars, which don't really let you switch positions very much. I personally like the more upright/vertical riding position on my hybrid, despite its aerodynamic disadvantages. I don't enjoy being bent over too far forward. For me, the only problem with the flat handlebars is that my hands stay in the same position all the time, and after a while, they get numb. You can add bar ends that will let you change hand positions--or you can buy "touring bars" that are curved so that you have different hand positions--but the position of your upper body will be about the same.
Most hybrids I've seen have more or less flat handlebars, which don't really let you switch positions very much. I personally like the more upright/vertical riding position on my hybrid, despite its aerodynamic disadvantages. I don't enjoy being bent over too far forward. For me, the only problem with the flat handlebars is that my hands stay in the same position all the time, and after a while, they get numb. You can add bar ends that will let you change hand positions--or you can buy "touring bars" that are curved so that you have different hand positions--but the position of your upper body will be about the same.
conurejade
03-10-08, 07:03 PM
Bar Ends are great.
i use the Cane Creek Ergo II and I really like them.
http://www.canecreek.com/ergo-control-ii-bar-ends.html
i use the Cane Creek Ergo II and I really like them.
http://www.canecreek.com/ergo-control-ii-bar-ends.html
Mild Al
03-11-08, 07:22 AM
Bar Ends are great.
i use the Cane Creek Ergo II and I really like them.
http://www.canecreek.com/ergo-control-ii-bar-ends.html
Those look a LOT better than the ones I used to use. I may have to get some of those!
i use the Cane Creek Ergo II and I really like them.
http://www.canecreek.com/ergo-control-ii-bar-ends.html
Those look a LOT better than the ones I used to use. I may have to get some of those!
Felicity
03-11-08, 06:53 PM
The ones I have seen look like a stabbing waiting to happen. Or something to hang my purse on when the bike is in the house. I like these and it looks like I can keep my padded palm grips too!