Originally Posted by
daven1986
I love my drops - the tops are level with my saddle and I don't feel stretched at all. Very handy in a headwind

also find the position on the hoods much more natural for my wrists -
my arms and wrists always hurt with flat bars.
Flat bars twist the arms 90 deg out of natural position so you're gonna hurt.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?