Originally Posted by
Loose Chain
One small thing, off subject, but the bars are rotated too high, maybe you did that on purpose, but usually the bottoms are supposed to align with the frame top tube.
Originally Posted by
RobbieTunes
You're absolutely right. I never rode it. It came to me almost that way, I cleaned it, re-wrapped, and hung it back up until the right person came by.
I've ridden this one twice:

I've found, now that I'm riding the drops more on "non-modern" bikes, that a slight upward tilt in the bottom of the bars more nicely aligns my wrists when I spend long stretches in the drops:
That slight rise in the bottom of the bars really makes the difference for me...and I don't think it looks too put of place does it?
Of course, RobbieTunes would scold me for the anatomic bars