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Old 09-27-11 | 01:52 PM
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New Bars!

So, I crashed the bike that my wife's uncle gave me a couple of weeks ago and had been riding my MTB to work ever since. I decided I was just going to ride the MTB until winter came and I would get new bars for the road bike during winter. Well, after spending a good amount of time on the road bike and then switching to the MTB, I realized how much better the road bike was and decided to get some new bars for it. While I was down at the local recycle bike shop, the guy talked me into going with some bullhorns and I am glad I did. They are so comfortable! I can't wait to ride this thing home today!











I also got the wrap, some new cables, and a tune up. What a difference!

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Old 09-27-11 | 01:54 PM
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That bike is very nice. Like the bar choice too.
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Old 09-27-11 | 03:22 PM
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Originally, I only saw bullhorns on fixies. Its interesting seeing them on geared bikes more often.
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Old 09-27-11 | 03:39 PM
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Nice looking whip.
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Old 09-27-11 | 04:11 PM
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I've been thinking about converting over to some bullhorns. Question- the brake cables are routed through the handlebars? I'm only seeing one set of cables in those pics, and that looks to be from the shifters...
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Old 09-27-11 | 04:22 PM
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The shifter cables are routed through the bar tape. The brake cables are the black ones that you are seeing.
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