Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Recommend me some new drops

Please

I just want to hear some opinions

preferably under 80 dollars

:)

Not sure if it's what you're into but I'm really digging the EighthInch classic track drops and plan on getting some soon.

http://www.eighthinch.com/track_bars.html

AND they're only 29 bucks.

road or track drops? I use Nitto b115 road drops they're good.

Either/or

Looking into both

Im feelin the EightInch drops...

Lookie these.

http://ruedatropical.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/road-drop-bar-geometry/

Pretty much you can buy any drops with 80 bucks. But if you wanna go carbon or use really rare bars, you might need to throw in few hundred.

I got the latest one (Nitto Univ 105) for 20-30 bucks. I know people swears by B177 noodles. I have never "fondle" one. ... I need to FEEL one!

Im feelin the EightInch drops...

A dude I work with just got his white ones and while they do look cool in pics, they're even better in person. They feel nice & solid too.

(Did I mention they're only 29 bucks??? :D)

I'm attempting to order the black ones as we speak. This site is killing me.

Success!

The new eighthinch drops looks interesting. I would like to hear what people have to say about them, maybe with some pictures as well. very very shallow, especially compared to my old b123's at least (real track drops arent supposed to be shallow, but these look good for the street)

I'll give you a review once a get them...with pics!

thanks, thatd be awesome. are you running brakes?

Front brake...it'll be interesting to see how that works out.

If it doesn't, not a big deal. If it does, then beautiful.

good to hear, i run a front brake as well. looked horrible with the b123's though, couldnt bring myself to do it. hopefully will look decent on these.

I'm hoping the cuteness of my lever goes well with the petite nature of the bars.

track drops, in my opinion, are awful for all applications other than riding in the drops... on the track. They are NOT meant to be ridden on the tops (as rode drops are), so i hope they are for the track. I much prefer horns or risers for around town/commuting , they are just much more practical (though i think track drops look great on a track bike!)

Nitto Noodle/Randonneur. Great bars.

track drops, in my opinion, are awful for all applications other than riding in the drops... on the track. They are NOT meant to be ridden on the tops (as rode drops are), so i hope they are for the track. I much prefer horns or risers for around town/commuting , they are just much more practical (though i think track drops look great on a track bike!)

I think the thing here is that theyre not really track drops by definition. Track drops are supposed to be deep, for sprinting on a track. Look at the pics of these in 1/8's photo gallery. very shallow, and an usual design for a drop. interesting to say the least, id like to hear more about them. maybe too curved to be comfortable on top? who knows.

The EighthInch track drops are a very slight 15mm drop. They're really comfortable, either on the drops of up top. My buddy has a front brake with a Soma Urban cross lever (24mm clamp) mounted just to the outside of the bulge and it looks/works beautifully.

i am so happy to hear this!

See? that was easy!

Congrats on your new bars.

definitely get nittos. they are so much more exorbitantly priced.

nitto

Deda Pistas. You can find used dedas for easily 40 bucks on ebay. It's also very stiff, and it's black so there's that much cool factor.

Selecting drop bars can be so challenging as you have to match the bars to the bike and rider and small changes in shape and drop can have a really pronounced effect.

I have never liked traditional track drops on anything but the track... I have some ITC and Soma Major Taylors that are shallower and with drop levers they are really very nice.

I think those eighthinch bars look terribly uncomfortable on the tops... especially if running a brake (and a light at night) Look like a more shallow Major Taylor bar, which I have and they sit on the shelf unless heading off to the match sprints or velodrome.

I roll with Nitto B125 shallow drops or Nitto B259AA uncut risers in the city.

Major Taylors are sexy

Thats all i can say for them

I rented a bike last week in Las Vegas that had FSA Wing Compact road drops which I found to be quite a bit more comfortable on the road (albeit far less fashionable) than any track drop I've ever tried...

Remember this:

Buying track drops for casual riding is like buying a race car for casual driving. It just won't be comfortable.

Track drops are awesome for riding in the drops for very short periods of time.

I vote for function over form. Heck, even 1/2 of the track racers at our track use road bars. Only the sprinters go for track drops for the super stiffness. The guys that do the longer races use road bars.

Buying track drops for casual riding is like buying a race car for casual driving. It just won't be comfortable.

But the ladies will dig on you, and that is what matters.

Remember this:

Buying track drops for casual riding is like buying a race car for casual driving. It just won't be comfortable.

If this is true, I guess none of us should be riding bikes with track geometry on the street then.

I always find it absurd that one person can claim to know what should be comfortable for all people. You may not like my pedals, I may not like your seat. It's a little something called personal preference. Strange concept, I know.

Deda Pistas. You can find used dedas for easily 40 bucks on ebay. It's also very stiff, and it's black so there's that much cool factor.

+1. they're very light!

In case you missed it, dude already decided on...and bought...his new set of bars.

Just sayin'...

meh. who cares about what he bought. deda pista's are so light!

just sayin'...

I will add that I like Deda Pistas.

If this is true, I guess none of us should be riding bikes with track geometry on the street then.

I always find it absurd that one person can claim to know what should be comfortable for all people. You may not like my pedals, I may not like your seat. It's a little something called personal preference. Strange concept, I know.

Who said anything about track frame geometry, pedals, or seats?

Way to have a hissy over this. I take it you have track drops?

Ride what you want. I don't give a F. :love:

bought nitto drops this month. love em.

Not sure if it's what you're into but I'm really digging the EighthInch classic track drops and plan on getting some soon.

http://www.eighthinch.com/track_bars.html

AND they're only 29 bucks.

Wow, I can't believe that anyone would look at those and think "those appear to be comfortable and provide multiple hand positions." Also, in no universe are those "track bars," despite their marketing to the contrary. Some people would seriously buy anything if they put "track" in front of it, and then bend over backwards trying to defend their poor exercise in consumerism.

As for knowing what is comfortable, there are some basic rules of human anatomy from which few if any of us vary. When a handlebar fails to conform to the standards of 200,000 years of evolution, one can reasonably assume that they are not comfortable, despite what some guy who bought his first bike six months ago tells you.

So to the OP, when you wise up after a few more months (years, maybe) of riding, decide that it's just not worth the suffering in the wrists, look into some basic drop bars from Nitto. They have classic styling and a 25.4/26 clamp size which will presumably work with the bike in question, and are designed for all-day comfort by providing a flat "ramp" at the brake hood as well as several other comfortable and ergonomically friendly hand positions. The Noodle is probably the most popular variety, and are available relatively cheap through your LBS. Once you tire of, or abandon fixed gear, and start road riding, FSA Compact and other "wing"-style bars are really popular, as others have mentioned, but they only come in 31.8.

What I like best about that webpage is the gimp with his twisted out wrists pretending to look comfortable on his track drops. (hands on the top in rubbing the clitoris/stem of the bike)

You people are funny. Whether eigthinch decided to market them as "track" bars or "nuclear war ultra kaboom!" bars makes no difference. I never once recommended them because of their name. I couldn't care less about "track" anything. I ride on the street and currently use risers.

And carleton - I was simply saying that if track bars belong on the track, so don't frames with track geometry. There are plenty of bikes out there with road geo. Should we all be riding them instead of our beloved Pistas? Perhaps you should go around telling everyone who drives a Subaru WRX or Honda VTEC that they shouldn't be driving their "race cars" on the road. Again, it comes down to that thing called personal preference...which you obviously have no grasp on or you would have realized my point when stating that there are things about each others rides we may individually see as "faults". If you read the thread properly, you would know that I don't have track drops but a friend of mine has the eighthinch ones and I do find them quite comfortable.

You didn't recommend them because of their name, but the only reason you are aware of them is because they have "track" in the name. This was apparently enough to convince you and countless other riders that these bars are ideal or in any way practical for riding your fixed gear on the street.

You're an imbecile. How do you know how I became aware of them?

Why get all 'high and mighty' on anonymous people via the internet...are you that much of a p*ssy in real life?

Did I touch a raw nerve there?

Not at all...I just can't see what people gain by being "all knowing" over any given subject when they really only know that they themselves know. There's no bottom line on what people should like, buy, ride, drive, wear, eat, listen to, etc.

Like you telling the op "once you abandon fixed gear and bla bla bla"...that's just being a self righteous dickhead who has a need to 'tell people how it is'. It's just bullsh*t.

I meant no harm in recommending the dude a new set of drops and I do have a friend who loves his. I rode his bike and find them to be pretty damn comfortable (regardless of what the idiot on the website looks like). The hand position on the downward and forward curving tops feels similar to a set of slight-drop bullhorns my wife has on her road bike and I happen to like that position. Also, the one thing I dislike about most road drops is that despite the fact that I enjoy riding in the drops on long straights, they all drop too much for me (personal preference again) and feel uncomfortable after a while. Those eighthinch track (or whatever) drops almost feel more like moustache bars without such a drastic forward sweep...but you wouldn't know that because you've never ridden with them or even seen them.

Why be on the attack toward me personally, the op or anyone else for simply choosing to do something different than you would?

My cousin had the eightinch drops but stopped using them after a week or so. The drop is fairly shallow but I'm still not a fan of riding in them. I still feel a bit low for riding in the street although I was never a fan of riding in drops. As for the tops, I just don't find them comfortable at all. The bar itself isn't shaped like other track drops. Tops are very short and they are quite narrow with the drops sweeping out pretty aggressively. I pretty much have to sandwich the stem to keep my wrists comfortable and it's still not ideal for long periods of time (I can manage with other track drops like B-123s). With a brake at the stem you would be holding the curves (this bike is brakeless). IMO, they should have just ripped off a more common drop design and sell it at a cheap alternative. To each his own.

i like the eighthinch drops. yeah.

OK so i just received my package in the mail, which was supposed to contain my eightinch drops. Sadly, it contained eightinch bullhorns. They're very basic bars, though I like the black. I will be sending them back and hoping for my drops to come ASAP.

Bummer!

I know! I'm very upset!

I'm hoping that my bars will be waiting for me when I get back from Massachusetts on tuesday.

How do you mix up drops and bullhorns? :(

thats what I'm saying.

I open the (vastly oversized) box and pull out the bars. My first thought is "wow these seem a lot like bull horns...o wait." This is when I realized i had been betrayed.