Originally Posted by
StanSeven
I'm not really sold on flat bars for road bikes. If an upright position is needed, it's so easy to get a different stem to raise and adjust the bars in/out. Then you have other positions got your hands when you want them.
... or something like this. Ritchey mountain bars with 4-finger Shimano brake handles and short extensions. I ride more on the extensions than on the main grips and find I can brake with fingers 4 and 5 using the ends of the brake handles. Sorry about the distorted view of the brake handles -- probably from a weird camera angle.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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Last edited by John E; 10-06-15 at 02:15 PM.