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Old 02-28-11 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by tonkaboys
So what is the point in keeping drop bars if they are set up to be comfy on the hoods, (where the ability to grab alot of brake in an emergency is marginal at best anyway) and never use the drops, rather than another non-traditional setup that puts a rider in nearly the same position as the on the hoods?......Other than tradition of course.

Matt
This is such a great question. Just about EVERY roadie I see out on the road or on the MUP are up on the hoods. Why not just put bullhorns on road bikes and be done with it? I think tradition and aesthetics are the only reasons. Drops have become as necessary as fins on late '50s cars.
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