Originally Posted by
Blackdays
I've heard those flat top bars are a ***** to set up right.
Moreso if you use an extreme angle stem.
+1000
We were sponsored by FSA in 2007. I rode those bars and the set-up nearly killed me.
You don't want the flat top parallel with the ground. You want them angled backwards and slightly down. The idea is that when you are doing seated climbing, with your hands on the tops, your arms will fall at a natural angle and your wrists will be straight. This will be the most comfortable.
Once you do this, the transition from bar to shifter becomes better and you end up clamping in the area that has the textured finish.
BTW, hot ride.
It reminds me of
TRON (pretty timely).