Originally Posted by
gregjones
You don't know what you want so, you can't know what to buy.
I'd start here:
http://www.retro-gression.com/produc...drop-handlebar
Only $28, available in 38cm (narrow), and comfortable tops----upright seating in crowded areas (better view), nothing extreme.
Then, you can spend a few hundred on carbon bars and get what you want, if you even want drop bars.
this is good input...
another option is the soma highway 1s...more expensive, but same type of shape basically (and one of the few flat top compact drops that come in 26.0)
in terms of comfort flat top/compact drops are probably best. the lack of valleys between the tops and hoods allows more hand positions, and the less drop means less bending down into an uncomfortable (but more aero) position...
are you riding with hoods?
and you probably dont want to hear it but if you are riding in an urban area with lots of traffic/other salmoning riders bullhorns might be a good idea...a good amount of hand positions, id say more than drops sans-hoods, and upright...