Handlebars
 

It seems that people like to mainly use track-style drop bars, mustache bars, or bullhorn tri bars on there fixies. Is it all personal preferrence or does one fit certain styles of riding? Is one better for commuting? I had a tri-style (bull horns and aerobars) setup for commuting that worked well but I don't know if the dynamic changes once the bike is fixed.

nah, its all personal preference. the aerobars might be a bit unnecessary if you're just commuting. most people would agree that the most versatile setup is drop bars with brake hoods, but the least aesthetically appealing (in general).

I own a pair of track drops, erogdrops, risers, and bullhorns. I use all of them on my bikes, and change them around often for kicks.

Me too, and I use them all at the same time, talk about hand placement options!

risers / track drops for me.

they're both good in their own ways. drops are worlds better when it's windy out, and i like them better when i run a higher ratio.

risers are great for dicking around and doing wheelies/bunny hops, and give you a more upright position.

I have to disagree, I personally think drop bars with or without brakes look better then anything else. Anyways its mostly personal preference, though I hear its easier to skid on bullhorns. And if you want to do bar spins, you need risers.

The best one is the one you are most comfortable with. This also applies to almost all types of biking.

I just grip the stem and ride

I have a bike ith moustache bars on it a bike with drops and a bike with bullhorns and it really depends ont he type of riding I am doing and my mood

jesus. SEARCH

no offense but there are billions of threads on this

ive used drops, flats, and horns and i find that plain old chop and flop horns are the best out of all three.

trackstar10 why dont you whine about it a bit more?

Bullhorns with a slight drop in them, like some of Nitto's bars, are the best I've found. Track drops are great on the track but suck on the street (unless you are doing alot short sprinting/racing on the street). The kids seem to like risers now-a-days but those are best left to mountain bikes.

In the end it is personal preference, as with many things.

Take your track bar and saw it in half.































What?

I have 55 miles on my new Redline 925 and after 30 miles I threw the Moustache bars away. They were VERY uncomfortable. I put on some straight mountain bike bars for my 6 mile commute and I love them. I did not go with drop bars because after 15 years of road racing I only used the drops about 5 percent of the time.

Ha! I lasted about 200 miles, then I said F*ck these damn things. I got a set of the Soma urban pursuit bars, some Tektro TT levers, and couldn't be happier. I just couldn't get used to the moustache bars. I kept wishing they had some flare on the ends, and less sharp of a curve. But then again, they're made for narrower folk - not 54" shoulder sasquatch like me. ;)

The Soma UP bars are nice, since I get a few comfortable positions, and they're awesome for climbing hills.

I have ergo drops on my other road bikes, and recently put flared salsa drops on my 'cross/mt bike.

I love flared drops.

I like the look and feel of cut down mountain bike bars. I just cut off 2 inches from each side with a pipe cutter to make them 48cm wide...this is about the same as a 44cm drop bar..Great look and feel for the commute.

I have 3 bikes. (One roadie and 2 FG) All 3 sport old school Cinelli road bars in a 42cm width matched to Cinelli stems. I use 2 Model 66's and 1 Model 64.
All 3 bikes have the same distance from brake hoods to saddle tip. When I am riding on the hoods all 3 bikes have me in the same position.
I find road bars with brake hoods gives me the most hand positions for long rides.
Gerry

i gots these ones. super nice. more hand positions than chop y flop.


get into it.

http://www.benscycle.net/bmz_cache/2...ge.150x112.jpg

I'm using chopped down arcs. They work great with my new front basket. my partner just got some old school cruiser bars for his bike.

just go with whatever looks and feels good. Actually, that's pretty much life advice there.

ehh....i guess its just time that we had another thread like this. maybe its a bfssfg curse of ETERNITY.

depends....i've been really into flat bars lately, but i also love nitto 021s. i also just picked up some cruiser bars...ah...yeah, humangirl already said that. i also have some rando bars that i like, but haven't used as much, risers on the mtb.

but, yeah, i switch it up from time to time...different things will make you ride differently, so you switch depending on feel, the needs for what you're doing (working, touring, cruising, barhopping, whatever)...

I really like these also, can get really low with them with forearm resting on flats, nice spot on top to hold when cruising, nice intermediate spots and great leverage out on the ends for riding in traffic and being prepared while brakeless.

http://i11.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/9f/47/8354_1_b.JPGJust got these bad boys in purple

i personally like bullhorns for everyday biking. track bars i find annoying since i always hit my leg on the end with my leg when i do a skid which hurts since im missing a bar end :(

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/DSC02275.jpg

I use the nitto b123's on the daily. uncomfortable at first then found myself riding the top near the stem more so i threw some champ grips on there, but then lo and behold i found the heavenly feel of these oury? grips and threw them on instead. i didnt have the heart to throw the champs away so i stuck them next to the oury's.

i have essentially three hand positions - the oury area for cruising, the champ area for my skids and the drops for when im late for work.

I like my randonneur bars.

Haha, I love the 3 color bars. Awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...dgestone-1.jpg
rocking my risers like this and loving it. hands up next to the stem for cruising, on the bends / flats of the rise for sprints, on the very ends for wide turns. it's like riding stretched out in the drops but with less drop so you can still maneuver traffic pretty well.

Yes, these ones is beautiful, indeed. I'm looking for a similar bar to the Nitto 021, in black. I repeat: black. Anyone know where where such an elusive creature lurks?