Bullhorns with setback on the flats
07-22-07, 10:01 AM
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Bullhorns with setback on the flats
I'm looking for a bullhorn where the "flat" section drops as it goes away from the stem (pretty common), but also comes back toward me a bit. The main reason is that it would put my wrists in a more neutral position when holding the bar, which should be more comfortable than the flats on my current bar (profile TT base bar with some drop).
Does anyone know where I can get a bar like that? I've been looking around for a decent amount of time with no luck. I've also looked at flipping some of the more-newly-popular barstyles, but the main catch for those is that I need the horns to be straight and curve up at the tips.
Here's a quick sketch of the sort of thing I'm looking for:
Does anyone know where I can get a bar like that? I've been looking around for a decent amount of time with no luck. I've also looked at flipping some of the more-newly-popular barstyles, but the main catch for those is that I need the horns to be straight and curve up at the tips.
Here's a quick sketch of the sort of thing I'm looking for:
07-22-07, 10:39 AM
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beetlejuice- i mean syntace
07-22-07, 10:50 AM
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I have the syntace stratos that are damn near the same thing as your pic. I like em.
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Reverse mustache bars work very well for that kind of application. I ran the On One Mungo bars setup like a bullhorn by reversing them. It made for comfortable quick rides. I wouldn't do any rides over 20 miles on bullhorns. The hand positions just aren't the same as drops for long distance comfort.
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I have the Syntace 400's (40mm drop), rommate has 200's (20mm drop). Neither go back much at all. The ZERO's do, but no drop...
I'll be interested to see what's out there - the 40mm of drop is a bit too much for me, but I'm not ready to go buy new bars until I know what I want.
I'll be interested to see what's out there - the 40mm of drop is a bit too much for me, but I'm not ready to go buy new bars until I know what I want.
