Life On The Edge ! !
 

So I decided that the ToSeek bars were maybe not for me, but I couldn't resist these. FSA K-Wing. A gentleman over on PL had it. Conveniently my size, practically unused, and a great price. What's not to love ?

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Is this a quiz?

...of plausibility !
 

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Toseek bullhorns & Redshift stem

^^^What’s the best eye bleach?^^^ :innocent:

The FSA bars look like they have a lot of reach that they will add. Do you need that? And also a lot of drop for a bar today on a road bike.

From the thread title, I thought I was coming in here to see your new Garmin!

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I have a beauteous short Ritchey stem and I never ride the drops. Problem sol-ved

​​​​​​Garmin ? ? I can't even make my fit bit watch work.

The recent update has disabled my Fitbit so I’m just going without. I train by perceived effort anyway, so it’s basically just a timepiece.

If you never ride the drops, there are good reasons to prefer other bar styles, though they may not matter to you.

Otto

The late 90s called and want their “ergo” bars back.

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On the edge of what ?. You bought some h-bars. So what.

Common knowledge that carbon ass-splodes. Where you been, man ? Riding carbon is like stepping in front of a bus !

Now I get the motivation behind this thread. Thanks for not starting a generic “Best Frame Material?” thread. This place needs a new take on that topic.

Commenting on that would be like stepping in front of a bus ........ :bang:

Your silence speaks volumes. And there is nothing wrong with stepping in front of a bus as long as it stops.

Open any can of worms you care to

I'll let you keep doing that.

Old guy sitting upright, aero as a brick...

But dem fancy aero bars are just a must have for all that free speed.

The latest iterations of pro-level road racing bikes let riders mimic a TT bike position by grabbing the top knobs on their brake levers for 95% of the race. Many or most of those pros use bars that look like the OP's.

How many of us old guys can actually achieve that position, let alone maintain that position?

What I typically see - yes, my anecdotal experience- is a bunch of riders in far from optimal aero positions riding around in local group rides or when just out and about. Nor are they capable of the speeds required to see the aero gains from the aero bikes/parts being sold.

And while the OP is starting a thread to stir the pot about CF - from his screen name and this seemingly being his first leap into CF stuff - he is riding a steel frame and probably regular old wheels. So leaping into CF aero bars, while riding a steel frame, not being pro level aero body position wise (maybe the OP happens to be a flat backer???) - will gain him what, 1/16th of a MPH - maybe?

Now there's a justification for stem shifters, even moreso than a Mercier Nano.

The proportions of the frame, with a short top tube for the height, do seem to require a longer reach on the bars.

I love bullhorns, but now want wider for comfort, so get that with 58 cm flat bar with bar ends.

Love those spoke nipples. Nicely done!

Y'alls so funny and don't even have a sense of humor ! How does that happen ? And how many C&V bikes don't have drop bars ? How much time do YOU spend on the drops ? And aero ? ? HAHAHAHA

The FSA bars let me use brifters on the new Ti toy and as I mentioned are cool AF. The other option was bullhorns and downtube shifters, which would have been lighter and may still happen. And it may get some Ksyrium wheels instead of the DA/CXP ones I'm building.

You wanna see the old steel just search my name. Nothing fancy but fun toys.

Have a nice day

I've got a steel bike with carbon handlebars, fork, crank, and seatpost. I'd consider wheels but the aluminum ones I have aren't bad.

I figure the realness of the steel is cancelling out the explodo tendencies of the carbon. Like the ghost of a long ago Italian framebuilder locked in eternal combat with plastic man.

(Comic nerds, I didn't check if there is a character named plastic man. I imagine there is, somewhere).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Man

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