anyone run upside down chop and flops?
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anyone run upside down chop and flops?
as in, the hooks pointing toward the ground? i saw a bike with them set up like that and it looked awesome. wondering about comfort though
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I did. No on both account. It looks mediocre and not very comfortable as you must clench hard not to slip forward. ... I know because I used to ride on it myself. You don't wanna look foolish like me, do you?
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Exactly, that's what I did. But I felt dumb once I really got a real bullhorn. ... Especially because I had to cut a good drop bar for it just like that. (Then the no one would swap it with me and I don't need it. So it went into my trash bin. Guess you should've asked the last year, I could've given mine to you for free. I might've paid the shipping cost myself.)
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Exactly, that's what I did. But I felt dumb once I really got a real bullhorn. ... Especially because I had to cut a good drop bar for it just like that. (Then the no one would swap it with me and I don't need it. So it went into my trash bin. Guess you should've asked the last year, I could've given mine to you for free. I might've paid the shipping cost myself.)
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Your cog is slipping.
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Your cog is slipping.
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FOUR THOUSAND Euros for that?
Wow. Just. Wow. Spend 1000€ and then spend 3000€ travelling the world with the bike instead.
Wow. Just. Wow. Spend 1000€ and then spend 3000€ travelling the world with the bike instead.
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You could just ride on the top of regular drops and it would be the same thing + 1 hand position. But you already have hoods so you're just psychotic.
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I dunno about handle positions. I am just saying it isn't really worth awhile money-wise. For some people, s/he might need to pay to dispose of the trashed bars these days.
Wait, are you telling us you didn't understand the original post? Geez.
Wait, are you telling us you didn't understand the original post? Geez.