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Old 08-03-12, 11:36 PM
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Drop down brands

So I just got a new bike, complete. Didn't feel like building one this time and to be honest the brand I bought (Livery Design Gruppe) is pretty custom. Anyways, I am looking for opinions on some nice drop downs, price does not matter at the moment with narrowing down.

I'm looking for standard/road drop downs, not track because of the reach and the fact that I ride brakeless/city.
I know brakeless is dangerous, don't lecture me haha.

Any opinions my friends?
Also opinions on reach/drop lengths too, as in what's the most comfortable?

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Old 08-03-12, 11:42 PM
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I'm also aware Aerospokes aren't the nicest wheel I could have went with, whatever.
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A diamond in the rough IMO, I really like that frame especially the nice track ends.

Almost everything has to go through aside from that.... for starters, replace the trick for something classy, the handle bar and stem must go, aerospoke definitely has to go.
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lol is this his bike or yours?
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My favorite drop bar is Salsa's Short & Shallow. Not a lot of drop/reach, hence the name, and a nice anatomic bend.
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Originally Posted by Chelseaandannoy
Any opinions my friends?
Also opinions on reach/drop lengths too, as in what's the most comfortable?
This is entirely up to you, and how your bike is fit.

Would be an awesome bike w.o the aerojoke
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
My favorite drop bar is Salsa's Short & Shallow. Not a lot of drop/reach, hence the name, and a nice anatomic bend.
I picked up these bars mainly because it was one of the few road bars that came 26.0/36cm. I enjoyed them up until I crashed them. I decided to replaced them with Soma Hwy One compacts which actually have less drop and reach than the Salsa bars, but only go down to 38cm in width. I've only had the Soma's for a couple hundred miles, but they've been great so far.
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
A diamond in the rough IMO, I really like that frame especially the nice track ends.

Almost everything has to go through aside from that.... for starters, replace the trick for something classy, the handle bar and stem must go, aerospoke definitely has to go.
What do you mean by "replace the trick"? Perhaps a typo? What is wrong with those risers and stem?

That is a really nice complete bike.

OP - These are the coolest drop bars

https://www.retro-gression.com/produc...drop-handlebar
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
My favorite drop bar is Salsa's Short & Shallow. Not a lot of drop/reach, hence the name, and a nice anatomic bend.
My clamp is 24.5 :/
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Originally Posted by TheRealFaux
I picked up these bars mainly because it was one of the few road bars that came 26.0/36cm. I enjoyed them up until I crashed them. I decided to replaced them with Soma Hwy One compacts which actually have less drop and reach than the Salsa bars, but only go down to 38cm in width. I've only had the Soma's for a couple hundred miles, but they've been great so far.
Those are actually pretty nice. I have a glossy paint job but I love matte and they also would fit my clamp with shims. It sucks having 24.5...there's basically nothing that fits it haha.
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Originally Posted by diff
What do you mean by "replace the trick"? Perhaps a typo? What is wrong with those risers and stem?

That is a really nice complete bike.

OP - These are the coolest drop bars

https://www.retro-gression.com/produc...drop-handlebar
Thank you
These are really sleek looking, damn ha. AND cheap as hell. But jesus christ why the big clamp sizes haha
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Wait I'm wrong haha. My clamp is 31.8 on Eastons website, https://www.eastoncycling.com/en-us/ea30-306

I guess I could go with really anything.
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Now I just need to know what a good width would be?
Most of them are obviously 38cm but I mean they go up to 46cm on some
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Replace this, keep that, get rid of those,


it's all a matter of opinion and it's your bike.

check 4 hours of design options.
www.fixiestudio.com

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Does anyone have any other brand ideas for me? I am still checking out any brands possible.
Also, do you think it would be a bad idea to check out track drops? I have mixed reviews on them, negatives being that they have such a big drop so they are obviously harder to use the actual drop portion, positives being they are comfortable that low/they are nicer looking, etc.
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