Old 05-30-06 | 12:55 PM
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From: Grand Forks, ND

Bikes: IRO Mark V Pro, No-name brand full-suspension mtb (heavy as a tank, but takes a thrashing)

Worth Mutilating My Bars for Experimentation?

I've been having a real blast on my IRO for some time now. I've got the standard road bars on it, and have noticed that I hardly ever use the drops, probably because until I lose some more of this gut it isn't very comfortable to do so. I also have found that I have tilted the bars up about 5 degrees, which maybe is pretty non-standard for roadbars, so that it is comfortable to grab onto the upper part of the drops kind of like I imagine you do bullhorns.

So I THINK I would like some bullhorns, but I'm very strapped for cash and don't want to use any of what little I have until I'm sure I would like bullhorn type bars. Should I just flip and chop my current bars? They are, after all, just $15 to replace from IRO if I don't like them after that (I'm sure theres also other sources of cheap generic bars), and there's no cost to me at all if I do end up liking them.

I guess I'd just like to see if I could get a little input before I do anything drastic.
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