agreed. one hand position is fine for taking a piss.

risers rule!

my hands hurt unless i can change positions

sorry, some of us require 2 hands to piss.

I like jitensha bars. I need some sweep.

https://velospace.org/files/ovaltinizer4.jpg

Holy crap!! The GT lives again, it looks great!!

I'm thinking about my first real project and planning it out already (a fixed winter beater to be started sometime in September but I'm gonna start buying parts ASAP) and I think I'm going to put risers on it just because it gets so slippery in Wisconsin and **** so I want as much control as possible with my wheel. Is this a good choice?
What kind of frame should I look for so the risers don't look totally goofy on it?

i really want to try out risers

i like my carbon risers

Q: A: anything. risers look good on anything.

I think it just depends on which risers you buy and how much you cut them down, but risers can look nice.

my other bikes have more gears and more hand positions...risers keep things interesting

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I just took my bullhorns off my conversion (as well as a whack of other parts) for my new frame, and I'm thinking of throwing my old MTB risers on it (switched 'em for a hacksawed straight bar back in the day), but I don't know that I could do it without bar-ends though, I need those extra positions. Might look a little less elegant, but it'll move a lot faster, 'specially uphill.

-1, those things rule!

I just put on some mountain bike bars on my bike for fun. They are a lot wider than some of those shown so far. So, maybe they aren't as cool looking (but hell, I already have a water bottle and brake, so cool isn't too much of an issue for me) and perhaps they make my bike look a bit like a hybrid, but they are very comfy, fun, and not too bad for short city climbs. For comparison I'm also attaching a picture with the bullhorns, which I like a lot better for longer rides (and looks).

oh, american boy so big!

I usually ride drops, but when i'm mainly gonna be doing shorter distance in the city for a few days (ie when it was sub 20 degree wind chills when this was taken), i put on the risers for a nice change. these are chopped to 35cm. absolutely awesome for city riding, and they will be going on this bike permanently when i strip it and turn it into a commuter. not the greatest on long distance/climbing and cranking hot laps in the park, but if there's one thing i like about threadless stems, its the ability to change bars on a whim...

My Surly (my avatar photo) has MTB bars with a slight rise on it (Forte CTR carbon bars). They're cut from the original 61cm (christ!) to 53.5cm (narrow as I can go since the shifter/brake won't slide over the bend). I have to say it feels odd switching from standard drops to risers. Not bad, just odd. I can jump from one bike to the other to feel the differences and it's just a trip trying to get used to the risers after riding on drops for a while now. Feels so..... upright and wide.

Risers have definite advantages and definite disadvantages. I'd say wider real bullhorns (not chopped drops) give you the best of both: an upright and comfortable riding position when desired along with a more aggressive position for climbs, etc.

i love risers.

lover for risers?....uuummmm .......




however drops are sexy....

Hooray for risers!!!

I keep going back and forth...but i found
Risers are better for city riding.....and weaving through cars
and drops are good for long chill rides.
But drops look way better, I think!
And at least for me skidding with risers is a lot easyer then skidding with drops.