Drops or Moustache Bars? HMMMM...
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Drops or Moustache Bars? HMMMM...
Right now I'm riding drops but I'm strangely intrigued by moustache bars (over emphasize "ache"). Maybe it's because I can't grow a full moustache. Maybe its my growing obsession with Hulk Hogan. Should I save up for a pair? Thoughts? Feelings? What can I expect?
04-25-06, 07:18 PM
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An almost completely different ride.
Much more relaxed, upright, less aggressive.
Much more relaxed, upright, less aggressive.
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get old cruiser style handlebars and flip them....then you get the best of both worlds moustaches style with some drop to them
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i rode mustache bars for a minute and found , while very comfortable, to be hard to skid. they keep most of your weight on the saddle by their design. i don't know your bike set up, but if you ride without a brake, it will make things a bit more difficult.
regardless, they were a lot of fun to zip around town on, and i like the way the looked.
regardless, they were a lot of fun to zip around town on, and i like the way the looked.
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I tried them and was not very impressed. Good for short, nasty climbs though.
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i love 'em. when i had them on my lotus track, it was like steering a porsche with a steering wheel from a bus! and i never had any trouble skidding with them. of course, then i saw the light, sold that bike, and put the 'stache bars back on my old trek 1x9 commuter where they belong.
04-26-06, 06:44 AM
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thanks for the advice guys. very helpful, as usual.
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Originally Posted by lbthomps
get old cruiser style handlebars and flip them....then you get the best of both worlds moustaches style with some drop to them
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Originally Posted by mplsminx
oh yes. the "crustache". that's what i've done in the past. still good for climbing, but i can't speak for skidding as i was riding a singlespeed at the time.
Crustache sounds so much dirtier than it really is.
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
Crustache sounds so much dirtier than it really is.
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
absolutely. I wish I was rocking bars like that just so I could say it more often.
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haha. Might have to do it when I build myself a winter commuter this fall. I'm too poor to build another bike right now! Damn 3Rensho bankrupted me 
04-26-06, 02:37 PM
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That's it. I'm sold. Crustache. It should have limits though... like you can only have it if you can grow yourself a mean crustache. Once the fullness starts to come in... unacceptable.
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Originally Posted by cityraincityst
That's it. I'm sold. Crustache. It should have limits though... like you can only have it if you can grow yourself a mean crustache. Once the fullness starts to come in... unacceptable.
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Originally Posted by mplsminx
oh, dudes, that's so bad.
haha
