Originally Posted by
Chris Chicago
My bike had a negative stem with slight riser bars for similar reason...everthing was free , it was the stem i had and i didnt like the drop bars. but then i felt like a hipster and could feel people staring at me, i just knew they were talking about me, so i put flat bars on there.
just kidding, flat bars are on there bc the risers snapped. i kind of miss the risers though and may have to get another set if i decide to raise my seat. i can see (now) how it might make a serious cycler scratch his head though.
I do admit that it looked cheesy to me at first. Then it started to grow on me. I tried it out and it was comfortable. Yes a tight wearing rodie might look at it and go WTF but who cares. I rode flat bars first and slowly made my transition to risers. I own 3 bikes right now. Each one has a different bar. I have my Schwinn with risers, my Pake with drop bullhorns, and my Pinarello with drops. They all serve a different purpose.