Originally Posted by
Pop N Wood
I got rid of my drop bars a couple of years back and went with bullhorns. In 50 years of riding I rarely used the drops, seems like excess bar that just didn't do anything.
Put on a set of bar end time trial brake levers and all the nonsense you *****s have been arguing about disappears, talk about the perfect braking grip. The TT levers are cheap, light and offer a perfect cable routing.
The thing I like best is all the different hand positions bullhorns offer for touring. The ones I have are long enough that I have incredible leverage over the steering,
Man, can't understand why anyone would worry about setting up a bike to be fashionable.
The funny thing is that I completely agree with you - with a twist - as I would like to experiment with bullhorns... for my MTB! My other 3 bikes have drops and are perfect as they are.
Flat bars are horrible. Bullhorns are a solution for flat bars, not for drops, as the aim is always to have more contact points, not less.