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Old 11-30-22, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Miradaman
I think that style was standard equipment for a lot of dept store "road" bikes in the 70s. They were originally positioned so the drop end portion was parallel to the road. I turned them up to the angle shown, as I found the original position way too uncomfortable to ride with...
That style of hammer bar is referred to as a box style drop bar. It doesn't really curve, it just goes down and then back.
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