what's with the handlebars???
12-07-05 | 06:30 PM
#2
Throw the stick!!!!
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Charleston, WV
Bikes: GMC Denali
Looks like a very confused individual to me.
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12-07-05 | 10:30 PM
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crushing all limitations
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I used to run a rigid singlespeed MTB with slicks and drop bars as a commuter. It was a great setup for singlespeeding because you could pull up on the drops while simultaneously pushing down on the pedals, essentially using your legs and arms to power up climbs. The drops help you to get into a more aero position to save energy on descents and long flat sections. Just for fun I used it on a couple laps of a 24 hour race last summer, and as I was ending the first one, the course marshall exclaimed "What the f___ is that s___!"
12-08-05 | 12:22 AM
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Senior Member
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From: San Diego
Bikes: Cinelli Unica, BP Stealth, K2 Razorback, Steel Bianchi roadie, Bianchi Super GL, Specialized Stumpjumper, and 3 beach cruisers
Can road bars stand up to MTB riding? I want to put drops on one of my mountain bikes, but I'm afraid they'll break.
12-08-05 | 01:03 AM
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From: POS Tennessee
Bikes: Gary Fisher Simple City 8, Litespeed Obed
I like hardtails with rigid forks and drop bars, but that DS getup just looks wrong. To each his own, though.
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12-08-05 | 03:12 AM
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I drink your MILKSHAKE
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From: St. Petersburg, FL
Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity
Originally Posted by wearyourtruth
has anyone else ever run a setup like this? is there any advantage to it? seen on fixedgeargallery.com today
[im ]https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/dec/PeterZimmer-3.jpg[/img]
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12-08-05 | 07:36 AM
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From: "Over the Hill" and going down fast in the 805.
Bikes: Scott Gambler, Scott Ransom, Kona Bear, Bianchi 928 Carbon/Chorus, C'Dale Rize4
In the early days of DH racing Tomac used to run drop bars on his bike. Yeah, the courses back then were all about speed and very little, if any, tech sections. It was fun watching him go by at 60mph down the Kamikaze run at Mammoth 
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12-08-05 | 08:52 AM
#21
Car(e) Free!
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From: Dallas, TX
Bikes: Homebuilt Nashbar Steel MTB; 1988 Schwinn Premis
Originally Posted by madbiker555
What the h*** is that VOTEC thing?
