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Old 01-18-21 | 09:40 AM
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non-flat handlebars

I'm "planning" (more like, thinking about) some trips with my folding bike for the post-Covid era. I find flat bars sort of uncomfortable for any significant distance because of the wrist position. But flat bars allow the bike to fold small enough to fit in an airline-legal bag.
For anyone who uses something other than flat bars on your folding bike, how does this affect the fold?
I know some folding bikes come with drop bars, but I've never seen a picture of a one of these when folded, and I can't really picture it because drop bars are so bulky. I'm wondering if something like the Velo Orange Porteur bar would still permit just as compact a fold, since it doesn't really have much of a rise/drop and would still lay flush against the frame when folded.
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