Originally Posted by
Camilo
Well, have a nice laugh when people express an opinion you don't agree with. In my opinion (as I stated), they aren't made for long distance riding and my personal experience - and the fact that I personally don't know anyone who does long distance cycling with straight bars - formed my opinion.
I don't laugh at your opinion or experience. I'm sure it's true for you and others, and worth it for the OP to explore how to make those flat bars work for him with additional accessories. But it's interesting that the bars themselves aren't working for him, but adding on a feature which accomplishes what other bars do by design will probably help a lot.
Your solution was to get drop bars.. Why is that the solution without dialing in the fit and flat bar 1st??
Flat bars are perfectly fine for long distances as long as everything is adjusted properly..
If the OP tires everything listed in this thread and still has problems then I'd agree that flat bars might not be the best for them..
To simply spout out (
not specifically directed at you, as it happens all the time) that flat bars can't do distance, to not offer any tips to the OP about flat bars, and to simply say get a drop bar is just wrong.
My .02