rizerz. pointless w/o clearance for barspinz?
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rizerz. pointless w/o clearance for barspinz?
no i'm joking.
but seriously, what are some reasons for riding flats or risers?
im a big drop afficionado for climbing and just getting in that beautiful position where you can completely maximise power along a good flat road.
disclaimer: i'm not having a dig (one of my play bikes has a set of pro risers on it), i just wanted to know what everyone rode risers for, or why you ride drops.
but seriously, what are some reasons for riding flats or risers?
im a big drop afficionado for climbing and just getting in that beautiful position where you can completely maximise power along a good flat road.
disclaimer: i'm not having a dig (one of my play bikes has a set of pro risers on it), i just wanted to know what everyone rode risers for, or why you ride drops.
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They look good, riding upright is useful in the city when you need to keep aware, drops are fairly useless there, can be cut shorter for more clearance/comfort, arguably more comfortable for short distances
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Tight clearance and upright position. Good for urban environments. Pretty much it, I think.
Also barspinz.
Also barspinz.
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I just put a set of flat bars on my bike because I hurt myself in a crash last week and wanted a more upright position so i don't have to bend forward too much thus causing discomfort in my chest.
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I don't know if anyone in this thread does or has, but I've always wondered that if it's chiefly for 'riding upright' why people flip their stems to the negative rise?
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tight clearance?
I've never seen a set of drops that was wider than my shoulders. I guess it makes sense for people who have their bike set up in such a way that they can't reach their drops and just ride on the tops.
I've never seen a set of drops that was wider than my shoulders. I guess it makes sense for people who have their bike set up in such a way that they can't reach their drops and just ride on the tops.
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Well on my main bike I love my drops. But I tried drops, bullhorns and finally risers on my polo bike and the risers are great. Better position and overall just less sh*t to accidently hit anything with. I used to hate on risers too.
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Success.
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I have riser bars with front and rear brake levers for my commuter bike. I really like them - they are comfortable and perfectly useable for the short distances I ride my commuter bike.
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oh come on, 128. everyone I know that rides fixed with drop bars in the city rides with their hands immediately on either side of the stem. they never touch the drops- might as well be riding with a 6" flat bar. Tell me that's not fashion and ignorance.
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There are plenty of good reasons to ride flat bars other than fashion, chief among them some people prefer a more upright position. I switched when I hurt my back, and I now prefer them greatly for riding around town.
Try my ignorance.
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But flat bars aren't really "in" so...
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I prefer drops for the variety of hand positions, and for riding into extreme headwinds -- which happens all too often where I tend to ride. As far as being in an upright position, I have a stupidly positive rise stem set up so that the top of the drops is about level with the saddle. I can ride all day without hand numbness or any sort of fit-related pain.
And I think I'm too old a dog to learn any fancy new bar spinning tricks.
And I think I'm too old a dog to learn any fancy new bar spinning tricks.
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I think part of his point is people aren't practical, especially when it comes to the distance from seat to the flats of the drop bars.
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Personally I still think bullhorns are the greatest urban bars ever.
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I actually switched from bullhorns to risers - but I always switched from brakeless fixed to singlespeed. Bullhorns are really nice for fixed-gear street riding but I like risers for my singlespeed, mostly because I like how they work with brakes.
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I have, because I ride some on one of my bikes. Great top position as well as drops
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i had drop bars my fixed gear for a bit but it made it feel too much like my road bike, so i put risers on there. risers are just plain fun. if i were to do some serious mileage like i do on my road bike i would probably replace them with bullhorns or drops, but for around the town, commuting and running errands and stuff, they work out well.
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Sorry for turning the thread into a flame war - I was just wondering how people can claim that risers give a more upright position, then put a negative rise stem on.
This sums up what I was thinking pretty well:
Personally, I like to ride on what would be the hoods of my drop bars. I'm not really into just strictly hoods with no levers, so I ride some neutral bullhorns (with a positive rise stem). The bullhorns let me stretch out like I would with hoods, and then I can also ride the flat part (perpendicular to the bike itself). The bullhorns are on the same level as what would be flat bars and drops.
This sums up what I was thinking pretty well:
Personally, I like to ride on what would be the hoods of my drop bars. I'm not really into just strictly hoods with no levers, so I ride some neutral bullhorns (with a positive rise stem). The bullhorns let me stretch out like I would with hoods, and then I can also ride the flat part (perpendicular to the bike itself). The bullhorns are on the same level as what would be flat bars and drops.
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You're way too old for this kind of petty internet tough guy bull****, you ought to know better than that.