ofofhy

Just wanted to get a feel for how people have their bullhorns angled on the FG/SS bikes. I recently switched to the 'horns because the frame that I converted was a little short in the TT, and I like a more stretched out riding position (I hardly ever rode out of the drops). I have started developing a little bit of hand pain, only in the palm of my right hand, in that pad where the thumb joins the hand. I noticed that my horns had slipped down in angle to where they were below parallel to the road. I moved them back to a slight angle (B) and really clamped them down this time. My hand still hurts but it could be residual from the sub-A position. HAs anyone else played with angles to eliminate pain, or will I eventually go back to drops?

Which scheme below best represents your bull horn position?

lala

Mine are chopped and flopped bars, so I'd say somewhere between A and B.

cphfxt

but i have nitto drops. so im not cool anymore??

Judah

I used to ride with the A position, but developed some pretty bad wrist pain, so I angled them up to the B position and after a few days the pain went away.

ofofhy

That's what I am hoping will happen.

the pope

I ride nearly always on the ends of the bullhorns although I climb with my hands between the ends and the bends. I tried A and went back to B because my back was killing me.

BlueBrew

mine are angled down. just a bit

noisebeam

About halfway between A and B. I voted B as they are not level.

Al

Frankie Fixed

I ride in the B position here in New Hampshire and find it outstanding for getting up these hills.

Shiznaz

Oh! so the pointing up bit is the ends of the bullhorns... I run mavic bullhorns with big drop so I was assuming for some reason that the stem would be on the left side of the diagram.... I was wondering who all these crazies with downwards pointing bars were... even so, my bars are pretty much flat, although they may be inscrutibly upwards angled

46x17

losen your bars a little. Then sit on your bike and grab the bars. Put them at an angle the leaves your wrists as straight (neutral) as possible. (By straight I mean like when holding a stick with both hands about shoulder wide). Depending on arm, torso and top tube length that will be a different angle for everyone, but usually that means that the bars ar pointing lightly up (if they are straight all the way). This will be the most painfree / ergonomical position if you are riding in the saddle and gripping the horns a lot. However, this also might make the bicycle less aero or will inhibit you from doing stylish trick - like over the bar skids. Also, when i use bullhorns I usually only use the horn part for climping, spriniting and out of the saddle riding, so I run mine close to parallel to the ground, because my hand angle changes when I am standing up. Anyway, after going through various types of bars I am totally sold on risers bars (salsa steel ones made by nitto).

Judah

"Riser bars, so you can driiiiiive through the turns..."

You knew it was coming

Next you need the west-coast brake lever

absntr

Which bars exactly - got a photo? I'm curious.

I've been a long-time bullhorn follower but since I've been going to the track, I've found myself not putting the bullhorns back on and about three weekends ago, I stopped. The drops are actually quite nice, especially since Chicago really doesn't have any hills to speak of.

However, I've been curious about riser bars. I'd like to try those.

46x17

yup DRIVE, DRRRRRRRRIVE that bicycle and to hell with all that sprinter mentality!

DANCE!

habitus

like absntr, i'd like more information about these steel nitto/salsa riser bars. absntr, i encourage you to try some, though. especially for short jaunts around the city. i put my flipped-and-chopped horns on last night and after a ride quickly took them off. i feel like i have no control on them

46x17

Do a search on google for Salsa steel riser bars or Salsa Cro-moto riser bars to get some instant pictures. They no longer make them (I got mine new off of ebay for $9). Nitto made them for Salsa. I will take some pics of them tonight and post then. In regards to climbing the risers work fine. I run them fairly wide so (50cm or so will measure later) I have plenty leverage on hills. Anyway, more to come.

absntr

Found this:
https://bicyclesource.us/site/itemdetails.cfm?ID=2088

At $70 they're a little pricey. I'll search eBay a little.

Habitus - what bars are you running?

Does 50cm feel odd? I rode my mountain the other day to tune-it up before I sold it off and the bars felt sooooooo wide. Would you chop them down?

Lucky-Charms

I'd say mine are a combination of A and B, not a position somewhere in between. I run Nitto RB-009 'horns which give a good reach and have a good drop in them, so there are angles on my 'horns that match up with the angles on both A and B.

habitus

to complete the hijacking of this thread...

i have risers on both my bikes. currently, i have nashbar cross country bars on the raleigh (first pic) and dimension 30mm riser bars on my nishiki (second pic). i sawed both down to about 44cm wide. of course, oury grips adorn both. the dimension bars used to be on the raleigh.

i like 30-40mm rise and about 44cm width. perfect for my shoulder width. enjoy!

absntr

Habitus - thanks.

Have you ever posted photos of your bikes? Maybe I missed them or saw them long ago. I'd like to see more photos actually.

habitus

yeah, i've posted one of each.

go here https://students.washington.edu/cjward/raleigh1.jpg for a pic of the raleigh that harlot took a couple months ago. i should post a new pic in the other thread, though, as i've changed a bunch of things.

Mouton

Mine are somewhere between B and C. My bars are far far below my seat so I have them angled so my wrists are in a neutral position.

beatifik

i got a pair of "power tools" risers for like $1.50 from ebay plus $6 shipping. they're awesome.

i have a pair of nashbar 2" risers that i mounted on my bike for like 20 mins, but decided i didn't like 'em. if anyone wants 'em, holler at me.

absntr

Ah - I saved that one in my "ss-fixed" folder of bikes I like. It is purdy. I need to find that Nishiki though - the lug pinstriping is very nice.

jim-bob

Preach it! I'm currently digging the hell out of my 27" riser bars with oury lock-ons.

(Then again, this bike sees off-road use, too..)