Originally Posted by
tigerteeuwen
Are you fairly tall? when i first got my older road bike i found the drop bar's extremely uncomfortable, but i found out the main culprit was they bars being to narrow for my shoulders, i switched over to a much wider pair and would honestly never go back to a straight bar with pretty much only one hand position.
Not tall, I'm average 5ft 8in. I find the very same thing. My older road bike has very narrow bars its uncomfortable. I will be trying it out again tomorrow for my commute. I like the bike because its lighter although its not dressed for commuting.