darryldavy

Hi,

I use 105 9sp Levers on my bike. They were set up by the LBS in the 'new position', which is a lot higher than I am used to (I last had STi's on my 7sp R1000). It seems more comfortable when I am on the hoods, but when on the drops, I battle to grab the brake. Anyone know of a nice compromise?

sydney

Somewhere in between?

darryldavy

well, can you still get 'old skool' bars without the flat section in them?

55/Rad

2 options. Rotate the entire bar and STI assembly or lower the STI's alone.

55/Rad

sydney

There are limits to that assuming the bar is oriented correctly to start with. Altho some people don't care what the final result looks like.

531Aussie

Absolutely! There's a greater proportion of Euro pros using traditional bars than there is amongst the "club hack" ranks

This is Pettachi's bike




https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/

55/Rad

Absolutley. I've been floundering on this myself on my frame with the mild sloping top tube. If I line the bottom of the drops up parallel to the ground, it looks funky to me in relation to the top tube but the STI's are in the right position. If I line them up parallel to the top tube, the STI's are in the wrong place. Either is fine as far as hand position on the drops.

So, it's time to unwrap and re-position the STI's. More work but it'll be the answer for me.

55/Rad

darryldavy

Now I just need to find 'em. My LBS says that nobody stocks them anymore - nobody uses them, but I'm sure I saw Lance using them in last years tour?

Just so much more comfortable IMHO

BTW, when did everyone start moving to this "hood up" position - I've noticed it a lot in peloton pics

531Aussie

I think the high hood position has been around for 2 or 3 years


I think Armstrong was using them. This is supposed to be one of his bikes from a couple of years ago:

531Aussie

Traditional bars are making a bit of a comeback, and some shops around here are starting to get them again.

there's a couple more on this page https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?...sbikes/thumbs1


And if you run through these pics, you'll see that about half of the bikes have traditional bars.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?...baix/1/alessio

toomanybikes

Among others the Ritchey WCS series are available in Traditional bend.

Check Nashbar

DinoShepherd

Traditional "Old Skool" setup was bottoms parrallel with the ground. Levers we positioned so the bottom tip of the lever was even with the bottom of the bar. You put a Campy headset wrench along the bottom of the bar, put the lever on top of the flat of the wrench and that was the position.

Personal preferance though.

-Z