Originally Posted by
Helderberg
I see you are running drop bars with the extension. Has that made it better for your back? Also, what brands have you used? I had surgery in 2001 and have not been on a bike since then. Went with the flat bar style for the more upright position. Would love to get back on a drop bar bike again like I rode back in the day. Thanks for you photos and responses all.
Frank.
the drop bar wasn't added for comfort, meaning the drop bar didn't help my back. swapping in the drops (for other reasons) made the bars lower, so to counter that, I had to use the extender. I had some left over spare parts but the only drop bars whose diameter allowed use of the same shifters were from an old Ross 10-speed bike. for you, raising the bars is an obvious option but there are other bikes, which right off the shelf, provide a more upright posture. for example I have a large Trek FX which does that for me. it's a nice change from my other hybrid & regular road bike
