Reversed Chop & Flop Handlebar
11-01-17, 09:10 AM
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Irony is still 'in' last I checked...
Bullhorn handlebars were created by hipsters that didn't have a lot of cash and simply took a hacksaw to a pair of dropped bars and then flipped them upside down. I hope the irony of that is not lost on the detractors on this thread
11-01-17, 02:12 PM
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That's funny!
Sure- some trackstars flipped a set of dropped bars (and I'm sure we can all agree that flipped drop bars look kinda dorky) but they sawed off the unused bits, so it would look cool.... pretty good definition of a hipster...
mansplained!
Sure- some trackstars flipped a set of dropped bars (and I'm sure we can all agree that flipped drop bars look kinda dorky) but they sawed off the unused bits, so it would look cool.... pretty good definition of a hipster...
mansplained!
11-01-17, 09:20 PM
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I recently converted an old road bike to a single cog. I wanted to change up the handlebars to something that was a little more upright.
This exact style is on the rear handlebar set of our Burley Softride tandem that we acquired many years ago. I don't know if they came this way from Burley or the previous owner set them up like that.
They have worked out great, very comfortable for multiple hand positions and enables a more upright riding position.
Brake lever is an old Nashbar aero, works great and puts the lever in a perfect position for the left hand.
This exact style is on the rear handlebar set of our Burley Softride tandem that we acquired many years ago. I don't know if they came this way from Burley or the previous owner set them up like that.
They have worked out great, very comfortable for multiple hand positions and enables a more upright riding position.
Brake lever is an old Nashbar aero, works great and puts the lever in a perfect position for the left hand.
Regards
Rod
Last edited by rodteague; 11-01-17 at 09:25 PM.
11-01-17, 09:22 PM
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Irony is still 'in' last I checked...
Bullhorn handlebars were created by hipsters that didn't have a lot of cash and simply took a hacksaw to a pair of dropped bars and then flipped them upside down. I hope the irony of that is not lost on the detractors on this thread :
11-01-17, 10:10 PM
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Not sure who gets credit for developing "Bullhorns"; but "chop and flop" as it is affectionately referred to now, has been around as long as I can remember. I'm sure there was some "inspiration" there for bullhorns. My comment was directed towards the "irony". Some technology aside, I've been around long enough to realize there isn't much new under the sun; just tweaks and regurgitation's from things of the past.
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Rod
Regards
Rod
11-01-17, 11:07 PM
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The inspiration for bullhorns was that pursuit and time trial riders used them for aerodynamic gains before the "hipsters" you guys are talking about were ever born. What is the irony of this situation?
11-01-17, 11:22 PM
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11-01-17, 11:53 PM
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Best Regards
Rod
11-02-17, 04:15 AM
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Sorry, to see the guff you've gotten for the bar set up. I considered doing a flop and chop to my build and after seeing yours, I may play around with it on my next one. When it comes to handle bars; there really are no rules. If there were, we wouldn't have the plethora of options we have today.
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11-02-17, 10:26 AM
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I think I will chop and flop the saddle next. Run it completely backwards. Maybe after that the crank arms. Then you know what? I am gonna put the rear wheel in the fork and the front wheel out back and make it a front wheel drive bike. And after all of that, I am gonna mount bar ends to the fork so I can get super aero.
11-02-17, 10:29 AM
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Soo..
I think I will chop and flop the saddle next. Run it completely backwards. Maybe after that the crank arms. Then you know what? I am gonna put the rear wheel in the fork and the front wheel out back and make it a front wheel drive bike. And after all of that, I am gonna mount bar ends to the fork so I can get super aero.
11-02-17, 11:39 AM
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Looks kinda weird. Is it optimal? No, of course not. There are better solutions ($$), but it looks like it works just fine...ignore the haters.
11-04-17, 09:17 AM
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That's kind of an interesting adaptation. I just grabbed an old handlebar for a trial fit. The bend pretty much fits the natural curve of the palm. Looks like it might be pretty comfortable. And at 69 years old, been riding since '72, I really don't give a damn what some twit thinks a bike must look like. Different strokes for different folks ... what ever works.
11-04-17, 11:25 AM
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That's kind of an interesting adaptation. I just grabbed an old handlebar for a trial fit. The bend pretty much fits the natural curve of the palm. Looks like it might be pretty comfortable. And at 69 years old, been riding since '72, I really don't give a damn what some twit thinks a bike must look like. Different strokes for different folks ... what ever works.
11-04-17, 06:49 PM
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Clubman's predate conventional drops. I can only imagine the talk around the racing hub in the early to mid part of the last century when someone had the "gall" to modify drops from the "standard" Clubman's.
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Rod
Edited due to total lapse of recall and dementia
Best regards
Rod
Edited due to total lapse of recall and dementia
Last edited by rodteague; 11-04-17 at 08:42 PM. Reason: complete and total dementia
