Originally Posted by dddave

kinda sounds like you are... jk

i loved my risers when i used them, but now i am back to bullhorns for better climbing reasons. i've also always thought that the "exact same position on the tops of drops or bullhorns" argument is stupid because you aren't in the exact position. unless the "risers" you are riding aren't risers at all, but are just flat bars with 6 inches on either side, then, no, that is not the exact same position. risers have their advantages (upright riding position, better visibility to cars) and their disadvantages (not many hand positions, hard to climb with). to each their own.

also, LOL @ people who ride track bikes on the street and complain that "risers don't belong on track bikes."