shogun17

cane creek made 'em.

https://aebike.com/page.cfm?action=de...=30&SKU=HB5115

dutret

Others have too. The intended purpose is to mount them next to the stem for a mass start legal aero position for bridging gaps, solo breaks and the like.

It really seems that at that point you might as well just use normal drops and brake levers though.

chunts

I like to flip a pair of apehangers upside down for extreme drops. also, they double as highway pegs when you want to coast on your fixie.

piwonka

LOL. i love how opinionated people on here are.

trackstar10

R I S E R S

trackstar10

that said *ahem*
-bullhorns are the most comfortable, probably best for city riding b/c they are narrow, and sometimes you do need that extra space.
-risers are also comfortable, and you get hella leverage. and oury grips are nice and squishy and look tite.
-drops usually look the best and are good for long, traffic free rides.

fayjairay

where can i get those attachments? these look way better than the cane creek ones. i need to get my hands on a set of these. please point me towards the right direction.

Fugazi Dave

Flat bars with bar ends - GO!

Fugazi Dave

The old Scott clip-ons?

Moximitre

Sorry for the terrible picture, I know it's hard to see. These are my homemade bullhorns, huffy riserbar, flipped, with some cheap mtb barends on. bmx grips on the "flats" and on the "horns". They have since been disassembled, but they were sweet at the time.


edit: how do you make pictures work? this is from flickr.

norskagent

thinking about getting these:

bbattle

Nitto 018 'horns


Nitto 021


Easton Delta Force bullhorn for aero bars


Profile Stoker bar


Syntos Stratos


Okay, so lots and lots of choices on bullhorns. Some flat, others with varying degrees of drop. Different lengths on the horns, too.

So, what's the best brake lever setup for bullhorns? Clamp-ons with exposed cables or the brake levers with internal routing that fit on the ends of the horns? Money isn't a concern; I've still got a job for the next two weeks.

the pope

Specialized Cross Levers are very very nice. Low profile and good quality.

https://bikesourceonline.com/itemdeta...ogId=1&id=3525

norskagent

I like my lever up top by the stem.

octopus magic

Hope you're gonna use them with clip on aero bars because the only real grippable area is on the horns

norskagent

I think I can grip the square part.
this is me gripping rock:

nightfly

After screwing up my wrists riding track drops (the outward rotation as you get near the drops on the top is not good) and experimenting a bunch, I switched to Nitto Noodle bars. Super comfy, look fairly nice and very well made. They don't have the weird anatomic (bent penis?) or ergonomic or whatever drop that looks kinda strange but they are made for comfort. You mostly see them in obscenely wide widths like 46 but if you look around and bug Ben's Bikes you can find them in 40 which for me is just about perfect.

Bare they look good but I wrapped mine and added some Cane Creek Campy style levers and they are slightly more dorky looking but offer tons of hand positions from bullhorn on the hoods to shallow drops (the first time I've actually used the drops because they are reachable and you still feel in control). Plus the Nitto fit and finish is outstanding.

jeac

i feel bullhorns are the best for city riding. I totally dig the look of drops and track drops, but for comfort and function i'm all about bullhorns. I really liked riding on the hoods of drops as well when i had a road bike, and thats what made me get bullhorns.

For 46x17 and all the others that were talking about risers, i've been really intrigued by risers recently and i really want to try them out

octopus magic

I didn't say you couldn't, it's just going to be uncomfortable on long rides.

pathdoc

I like the look of the Nitto 018's. I just ordered a set.

octopus magic

Oh yeah, and those of you with nashbar horns, I seriously suggest upgrading to Nitto bars once you find a size that works for you. I upgraded to Nitto bars from my old nashbar horns and it's a very noticeable difference as far as feel goes.

baxtefer

^ yeah I agree
nashbar horns are super flexy in themselves. combine then with a quill stem then you're riding in noodle-city.

norskagent

I wish nitto made OS clamp bullhorns.

zelah

regular drops for a few days, chopped into bullhorns, rode for a few months, switched to track drops. was not as confident with skids at first, and still think i lost a few feet, but i'm not stressing it. when the wind hits i'm glad i have those drops

stieg

Many of you are talking about easily swapping bars. I'm assuming that you're running brakeless?

If a lever like this is hinged (it looks like it is) than swapping bars with these levers should be easy by jus taking them off. The cable wouldn't have to go under the bar tape so you could just put the lever on the new bars.

Pope - Have you seen these in person? Are they hinged so you can remove them without taking off grips/tape?