Originally Posted by THESFGIANT
So what would be the appropriate height? When the stem is raised to the max, and the bottom of the drops is at top tube height? Is that your ideal height that you speak of?
Apparently not if you still didn't use the drops. Perhaps you had the wrong stem or too small of a frame.
FACE IT - people ride MTB clipless shoes in the city for the practicallity - not the design intention.... same with risers.
Sorry but risers make more sense in a city like nyc. For all you people living in the suburbs, yeah stick with your drops, but when there's a gaping pothole coming at me between cars, I'd like to pop up over it with ease and not have to come up from the drops to do so
MTB shoes are the best tool available. It would be nice if someone made a stiff shoe with secure closure and better tread but such a shoe doesn't exist leaving us with stiff shoes with secure closures and tread meant for climbing a muddy hill.
Riser bars aren't the best tool for ****. Flat bars are slightly better for any use.
Cut off risers are even worse. They may be better then low track drops but that is a pretty low hurdle. Road drops with hoods, flats or bullhorns are a better option depending on what you need.
People put risers on bikes cause everyone else does not cause they are truly the best option.