Hopefully you mean up 4

Yeah, drunken bike polo is even worse for bar tape than drunken trackstands. It was so messed up I'm riding bare until I get more tape in the mail - next time I do polo I'll make sure to have a couple rolls lying around.

Riser bars look dorky, like a fashion statement by posers. But then, I'm an old roadbike rider, so I don't do tricks or ride to the bar, I put miles on my fixed gears. Now I understand, "silly roadie, risers are for tricks!"

Meh. I pop wheelies on my unicycle.

You're telling me you've never been riding down the street and had some kids shout "Yo do a wheelie!" at you?

This happens to me if by kids you mean drunken brodudes.

I get "do a wheelie!" almost every time I ride my tallbike.

well, i've never tried doing wheelies on my fixed gear.. but i have done them (and other tricks) back in the day when i was playing around with bmx stuff.

i can do the casual kickflip down a 4 stair though.. does that count.

riding a fixed gear is nowhere near the adrenaline rush i get from skating or snowboarding or skydiving or anything like that, but that's not what i want out of it either. i'm sure for some, they find their kicks on the bike. for me, i just like to ride around.

and no, i've never had anyone shout 'do a wheelie' haha.

i guess you've never ridden through a busy city during rush hour lol

Hells yeah!

i've seen the videos and i was going to say that would definitely be a rush (i forgot to type it)! some of the maneuvers are pretty insane and the speed / handling are definitely impressive.

but no, i don't do that on my bike. i'm much more casual.

Since when is Cleveland a busy city?




I find my risers to be comfortable, and since I rarely ride more than 10 miles at a pop they do fine. When I go on longer rides I put some drops for the greater number of hand positions. I might go bullhorns for awhile just to see how they feel.

I also grew up racing BMX so risers are like second nature, and I wheelie over every pot hole etc that I come across.



That being said I can wheelie just fine when I am on the top of a drop bar, kind of wheelie from the hoods, and can only barely pop the front up from drops.

i use bullhorns but i'm considering risers because i spend 85% of the time on the straight part.

Bought a pair of risers for my bike, had them on for about 2 days and hated them. I'm using chop 'n' flip bullhorns now, I like them a lot, but I plan on going back to drops once i get some money to get a nitto groupo.

Yeah, that's right. We only have like 4 cars and a bus.

Don't forget the flaming Cuyahoga.







What year was that anyway?

You do realize that there's no such thing as a Nitto group, right? Also, you spelled "gruppo" wrong. Also, calling it "gruppo" is pretty absurd, since it's Japanese, not Italian.

I put risers on my bike today.
The bike became way more maneuverable, comfortable and faster.
They may not look as sexy as pista drops do, but sure are more practical for urban riding (and sexy in their own way).

My problem w/ risers is that I've never been able to skid on em, but mine are 2" rise so that may be the culprit..

I'm putting mine back on this weekend for bike polo so I'm going to give them another shot.

Who makes good, mild risers in different colors?

nitto, silver, black, red, blue, gold

Hm. Any reason I should go with risers over a flat bar? Changing out my track bars for something a little different.

i like flat bars too, and think they are easier to do long skids with, but risers offer fore/aft adjustability without changing stem, both are good for quick turns, ducking through traffic.
Risers are very good for skip stopping without moving too much.
Flat bars look better when done right, to my eye. Not as sweet as nitto 123 drops, but I think risers only look good
in a throwback bmxish way. I have them now, for tricks, and for my ****ed nerves in my right hand, but always think that
nothing beats Cinelli NJS drops, or Nitto Cromo 123's for looks.

I run risers w/ 10 degrees of sweep, it's hard to find a flat bar with decent sweep. Even the Surly 1x1 bar is only like 7.
Also, if you have wheel clearance, it's easier to get bar clearance for barspins with risers. You need a more dramatic stem angle if you use flats.. Aesthetics, yeah, but, yo u know.

Zombie Carl- There used to be Kalloy risers on ebay in red, purple, and blue. I haven't checked in a while, dunno if they still have them.