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When just cruising along, where do most people keep their hands? The hoods, the curve in the bar behing the hoods, the tops, the drops?
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usually on top, close to the stem. unless it's windy, then I'll chill at the end of the drops.
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Originally Posted by jackb
When just cruising along, where do most people keep their hands? The hoods, the curve in the bar behing the hoods, the tops, the drops?
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Originally Posted by Smaug
60% on the hoods.
30% on the top.
10% in the drops.
Sometimes on the curve near the top, just to mix it up a little.
30% on the top.
10% in the drops.
Sometimes on the curve near the top, just to mix it up a little.
Mine is probably 70/25/5.
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Originally Posted by operator
..... you ride on the brake pads..?
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Curve behind the hoods when really chillin out. Other than that hoods with the wind, drops into the wind - really flat and windy where I am.
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About evenly split between tops and hoods. Seldom in the drops.
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75% hoods
25% drops (sometimes up front by the brakes, sometimes a little further back)
8% curves
2% top (I just don't like it there that much)
That's right, baby! I'm givin' it 110%!!!!
25% drops (sometimes up front by the brakes, sometimes a little further back)
8% curves
2% top (I just don't like it there that much)
That's right, baby! I'm givin' it 110%!!!!
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I'm on the tops probably 40%, hoods 25%, top bends 20%, and either the bend or the drops the other 15%.
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Hoods - 75%
Curve - 10%
Straight/near stem - 10%
Drops - 5 %
Curve - 10%
Straight/near stem - 10%
Drops - 5 %
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Everywhere.
The whole idea behind having that design is to give you options....move your hands a lot to avoid that falling asleep feeling.
The whole idea behind having that design is to give you options....move your hands a lot to avoid that falling asleep feeling.
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Curves: 70%
Hoods: 25%
Drops: 5%
Hoods: 25%
Drops: 5%
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Originally Posted by pogoman
brake pads/hoods
Last edited by beppe; 05-19-05 at 04:11 PM. Reason: ugly phrasing
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How do you guys do an emergency brake from the hoods? I can never get a nice strong hold on the brakes from my hand resting on the hoods (maybe I just have bad brakes). Also, when you get on the drops, do you hold your fingers out to the brakes? Doesn't it hurt/get numb after a while if you do that?
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i ride mostly in the drops, weird, i'd think that most ppl would ride mostly in the drops but seems like most of u ride the least in the drops. i find the drops most comfortable and i also have quick access to brakes and full breaking power compared to when on hoods. i find the hoods the most uncomfortable and get less braking power when on em.
i'll stick my fingers out to the brakes while in the drops when i see anything that might require braking, otherwise it's just gripping the drops cuz it doesn't take that long to reach the brakes from the drops anyway.
i'll stick my fingers out to the brakes while in the drops when i see anything that might require braking, otherwise it's just gripping the drops cuz it doesn't take that long to reach the brakes from the drops anyway.
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Originally Posted by powertoold
How do you guys do an emergency brake from the hoods? I can never get a nice strong hold on the brakes from my hand resting on the hoods (maybe I just have bad brakes). Also, when you get on the drops, do you hold your fingers out to the brakes? Doesn't it hurt/get numb after a while if you do that?
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Originally Posted by DriveBy
Mine is probably 70/25/5.
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Originally Posted by powertoold
How do you guys do an emergency brake from the hoods? I can never get a nice strong hold on the brakes from my hand resting on the hoods (maybe I just have bad brakes). Also, when you get on the drops, do you hold your fingers out to the brakes? Doesn't it hurt/get numb after a while if you do that?