Originally Posted by
Monster Pete
Hi all.
I've currently got mountain bike-style riser bars on my commuter, and was thinking of switching to something like north road bars. However, it gets pretty windy around here, and I was worried that the more upright posture would slow me down to a crawl in windy conditions. On my riser bars I'm leaning slightly forward, and can get slightly more aerodynamic by holding the bar on the lower middle section. Is this possible/how do you deal with wind on north road bars? I suppose I can always sit on the rear rack...
Cheers
Pete
Unless you can lay flat you will always have wind to fight on a bike. That said, I sit bolt upright due to health concerns and just shift down one of two and keep on trucking. Buy the bars you want that make you comfortable while riding and don't worry about it since nobody is going to fast enough to leave the planet anyway!
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