That's because they are amateurs and lack commitment. There should just be two individual grips. One mounted to each side of the front axle.

i see these more often than i'd like to. can someone explain the purpose of this? i'm assuming it's obviously only meant for the track but why?

Primitive aerodynamics. They did a lot of weird stuff back in the day.

Look at where your hands end up with track drops. This gets you in the same, or lower position with theoretically less weight (no stem, less handlebar).

I take it bike by bike. Some yes, some no

****** siiiiiiick

There is nothing primitive about aerodynamics.

Keep in mind that the Wright Brothers were bicycle builders by trade.


-Tim-

I'm pretty sure that yellow thing belongs in a different thread.

Primitive by today's standards, I meant.

Hmmmm. Didn't notice this the first time I looked at the pic. What's holding the fork/headset together at the top? It looks clean and elegant, but what is the mechanical solution?

There is another thread for bikes like that.


Frosting on the JA cake? Indeed......OURYs

Does old-man style commuter bike count? Not slammed:

seriously

haha. I guess sitting is probably overrated too. Might as well have your hands balance on both of those grips and somehow propel yourself another way. Maybe like pedaling a unicycle but with your hands.

Dave

My stems are all slammed against the proper amount of spacers for each bike according to the comfort level that bike requires in my riding. I personally like a bike with some spacers that are colored matched to the bike or look funky. Have fun with the bike make it unique. If I was in really tip-top racing shape I might eschew many spacers but I ain't.

I will say this though any of those goofy extenders are ridiculous and the bike just doesn't fit right and you should find one that does or change the stem angle or something like that.

anything 40mm or over in spacers and the bike is the wrong size.

think back issues are bad? try living with t-rex arms.

terrible.

Nope. Mine are set up for comfort. I used to be cool though.

dropped the stem on my space pony down 20mm and went to a 10mm longer one and all my back issues disappeared 5mins into the ride. i also felt way more efficient. low and long is where it's at for me.

i used to look at peoples setups (especially commuter and "non-racer") and think to myself there's no way that much drop or length could be comfortable for a daily commuter. but the more i ride, the lower and more stretched out i want to be.

how low can we go?

we call this one the reacharound


I've seen a photo of a Takhion pursuit bike with track drops mounted over the fork. The rider's hands were basically at the front axle. Can't find it right now, but it was hilarious

Guess it depends if your issues are back or neck oriented. The lower you go, the more you need to tilt your neck. Back issues can sometimes be fixed with core strength. Neck stuff often comes with age and vertebrae degeneration. It's why older people always say "don't get old..."

Back when I tried to make a career out of being an alcoholic, I was slammed a lot. Or was that hammered??

Wait... wrong forum...

My issues are lower back and hip on the right side. Starting pt tomorrow. Not sure if bike fit is an issue in this case. My sports massage therapist found 2 of my ribs that were out and fixed that as well as an si joint that was out.


Dave