Joined: May 2008
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
I find, and others could argue, having the handle bar in the same location relative to the front hub axle on all my bikes causes them to behave close to the same. Yes there are variation due to frame angles, wheels, tires, etc., but it is close enough from a steering response behavior. My preference is to have the bar cover the axle while my hands are in the most used location on the bars, some bikes it is on the flats, others on the hoods, etc.
Of course this is all a function of the saddle location which should be referenced to the BB.
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