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Old 04-14-23 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
...whats your response to flat bars being disliked because hands go numb and/or ache due to only one position?
Getting a neutral wrist is still important. MTB handlebars don't do that. The entire idea of riding a MTB is moving your body around a lot. I've got regular MTB bars on my mountain bikes but a Salsa Bend handlebar (mentioned earlier) on my Stormchaser. I think Jones bars, various other imitator goofy bars, and the Rivendell catalog are kind of an overreaction beyond that, basically beach cruiser bars. I also think that for commutes more than about 12 miles round trip, drop bars are more appropriate. Even if I don't like them as well
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