Originally Posted by
letsthrowfries
I agree with deadforkinglast, especially in a campus or urban environment, track drops are the most impractical of handlebars. With all the moving obstacles (people & cars) I cannot fathom why people use track drops as bullhorns and riser/straight bars provide better control. I mean, I understand traveling in wind that more aerodynamic positions are advantageous for speed and efficiency but most of the time people aren't sprinting getting back to their apartments or riding around. Out of all the bullhorns I've tried I enjoy syntace stratos with the medium drop. They offer the most comfortable hand positions in my humble opinion.
Well, I often sprint to class or to the grocery store, but I've always found that road drops are sufficient for those times and are also comfortable to climb in for long periods of time, which I can't imagine track drops would be good for. I put my friend's B123 (I think...the deep ass ones) track drops onto my bike for about an hour, just to see what it was like, and I was definitely not enjoying them at all. There's almost no flat section on top, the drops are so low that, unless you have LONG arms, they're virtually inaccessible in a street setting, and there's not a comfortable bend to hold onto. They basically have two comfortable positions instead of the four: On the ends of the drops and on the top, with your hands basically next to the stem. Looked good, though.