How in the world you suppose to ride in the drops?
04-12-09, 09:16 PM
#101
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Waterloo, ONT
Posts: 1,417
Bikes: Road: Trek 1.5 (2007). Mountain: Santa Cruz Chameleon (2008). Beater: Peugeot Recorde du Monde (1850)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
you don't wear eye protection when you ride?
04-12-09, 10:00 PM
#102
Thunder Whisperer
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: NE OK
Posts: 8,843
Bikes: '06 Kona Smoke
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 275 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
2 Posts
I wear regular rx glasses. Bi-focals that I hate with a passion, but the doc says I need them 
. If it helps, the frames are titanium and the lenses are polycarbonate 
. If it helps, the frames are titanium and the lenses are polycarbonate
__________________
Community guidelines
Community guidelines
04-13-09, 01:48 PM
#103
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 187
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i will only ever ride bikes with drops, i even have drops on my MTB. there are many hand positions for diffrent riding. im more of an intense rider, 22, and long and gangly. so have my drops about 20cm below my saddle. an intense riding style means theres little pressure on my sit bones and arms as im mainly being supported by my legs. a lower bar is more comfortable for this style of riding and my personal physioligy.
if i was touring and riding slower i would definatly choose a higher bar setup.
hands by the stem with index figers crossed over the stem- cruising along flat, chilling out
tops- climbing, cruising
hoods- main position, riding out of the saddle, best comprimise between comfort, aero, brakes
curves of drops- in the saddle fast riding, downhill for max aero
flats of drops- out of the saddle sprinting, offers the best leverage/aero out of the saddle
if i was touring and riding slower i would definatly choose a higher bar setup.
hands by the stem with index figers crossed over the stem- cruising along flat, chilling out
tops- climbing, cruising
hoods- main position, riding out of the saddle, best comprimise between comfort, aero, brakes
curves of drops- in the saddle fast riding, downhill for max aero
flats of drops- out of the saddle sprinting, offers the best leverage/aero out of the saddle
04-14-09, 12:51 PM
#104
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 1,779
Bikes: Leader 735TR 09 58cm 46/17
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I was using drops for a while but then it dawned on me that my tops are already 14cm below the saddle, and i hardly ever used the drop portion (except in very strong headwind), so i switched to bullhorns.
04-14-09, 01:06 PM
#105
.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rocket City, No'ala
Posts: 12,763
Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 62 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 28 Times
in
13 Posts
Even the pros don't ride in the drops all the time or even most of the time. They use the flats or the hoods like everybody else, saving the drops for windy conditions, sprinting.
04-14-09, 10:32 PM
#106
Year-round cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Montréal (Québec)
Posts: 3,023
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
What are drops for? If you want an aggressive position, don't put the drops 14 cm below the saddle. Instead, put them 7-8 cm below the saddle. Then, you will either be able to ride on the drops at 15 cm below the saddle or on the tops at 7 cm below the saddle.
