Steve, thanks for a positive comment.

Well, I agree, the straight handlebar is good for precise steering in traffic and gives good control.

The main reason I dislike it, is because if you look at the picture, in such straight sitting position, all the body weight is supported by the freaking butt.

It not only makes it tired and/or numb on a long ride, but it's also bad from aerodynamic point of view.

I know it's not easy to convert. I would love those what you call suicide levers (additional brakes, right?).

Maybe a longer stem could take the bar further away...

For right now, I am going to leave it the way it is, since aero bars help with two aforementioned problems...

but take away stability to some extent...


I used to have an old road bike with this kind of brake levers, and they performed nicely while having hands on top or bottom of the bar.

Best regards,
Mikhail.

P.S. I didn't receive new post notifications, hence a late reply.