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10-26-04, 03:23 PM

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hoogie

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Location: timaru/oamaru, new zealand

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Bikes: trek 520, thorn nomad, giant yukon, avanti aggressor, bauer racing bike, couple of other projects ...

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I think bar choice is about as personal as underpants choice ... what works for one person will annoy the heck out of anyone else ... I tour on two mountain bikes, both flat bars with bar ends, and I have changed the drop bars on my Trek 520 for brahma bars [combo flar bar/bar ends], and after suffering for 6 months on my new Thorn Nomad touring bike with drop bars, I changed them yesterday to a flat bar set up with bar ends and the relief and comfort is amazing ... my hands would hurt after 5 miles with drop bars, where as with flat bars I can ride all day with no problems ...
It is whatever you are comfortable with ...

The pics show my Giant MTB I have used for touring, my Trek 520 with the flat bars and also my Nomad when it had dropbars ...

cheers,
hoogie
timaru/oamaru, new zealand
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