Originally Posted by
yote223
1. BTDT: Been There Done That.
2. I'm saying that they are not AS safe as a good flatbar setup w/good access to brake and qiuck-fire at the same time. Can you hit the brakes HARD, downshift 4 gears and be ready to up shift 2 gears all at once with a set of drops? I have to do that 1/2 doz times or more just getting across town during the day. Flat Bar Cx rigs are very popular here.
No, not four. My old Chorus levers could dump three at once, which I have mostly found useful on descents. My Red shifters just do one per tap.
But I guess I don't put so much reliance on shifting. I do a lot of commuting on my SSCX bike, so if I need to accelerate quickly, it's all about spinning it up.
That, and looking up the road, spatial awareness, anticipating trouble spots, and not riding on the sidewalk. Haven't ended up in the ER yet, so I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
Do you think it would be reasonable to say that drop bars are not as safe as flat bars for
you? But that there are other riders for whom drop bars are perfectly safe?