yeah i ride road drops with hoods right now that are on the shallow side for road bars, i just thought the eighth inch bars looked pretty interesting...

and ceremony rules

I'm serious about approaching the aesthetics of my bike sarcastically. That is, because I kind of am a hipster. But only in the most sincere sense of the word. Don't hurt yourself trying to understand what I just said.

Anyway I used to have track grips on my eighthinch bars coz street cred but I ended up cutting them off when I switched from a quill stem to threadless, and went back to bartape (I like bartape). Fully taped shallow track drops is the most confusing brainfart I've encountered with my bike thus far. Oh well. I like bartape.

im planning on wrapping mine all the way up. -1 hip points

Haha..

with long stem (that 3ttt stem was the only one I had that would fit, the clamp diameter is a bit big):
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=136338

Soma Major Taylor for comparison:
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=136339

pls excuse the dirty garage...

Real nice dirty garage, pal.

:lol:

that's actually the "clean" side...you don't want to see the other side...

I was just kiddin'!

Let me know if you plan on selling those Major Taylors.

OMG CEREMONIE LOL COOOL BAND SO ANGRY HEHE EVEN THOUGH I USED TO GET WATERY EYED OVER HAVE HEART

jk :]

the eighth inch drops are TINY. I got pair and ended up giving them to my sister. Major Taylors FTW and worth the extra few bucks.

You okay dude?

Maybe he's having a vision quest?

I think they would be perfect if the straight (end) section was longer...then it would be somewhere inbetween a northroad bar and drop bar...

hella random and delayed...

but while we're talking about hardcore, sabertooth zombie takes the cake

Dude! My green Brooks Pro would look sick on that bike!

I do like my black Brooks but I definitely agree.

ummm... didn't you just say earlier in this thread that those porteur bars were as much drop as you can handle? you might want to reconsider purchasing major taylors...

Ha...definitely not for me. I've got a friend who wants some.

I've had a chance to ride on the eighthinch bars for a bit now. I get 3 hand positions out of them. Riding on such a shallow drop is surprisingly comfy!

I call shens. I get about one and a half positions.

I can see how three are possible.

top, "hood" position, drops

You have hoods on track drops? hmmm I guess whatever works.

no i don't, thats why i put it in "quotes"

I ride this portion of my Soma 456s pretty often...it's fairly comfortable, at least compared to the drops.

When I had ergo road drops, I rode the front of the bars fairly often too.

I have my bars so that the straight part of the drops are parallel to the ground (which I believe is the correct angle for track drops). This angle slopes the "hood" position too far forward so if I were to put my hands there, my wrists wouldn't be able to handle it.

Most track cyclists (if not all of them) and road racers have a slight angle on their bars (ends pointing down). I find this more comfortable than parallel to the ground...its a more natural position. In the end, whichever works for you is what's right. Try different positions.

[QUOTE=kato7997;10396125]Most track cyclists (if not all of them) and road racers have a slight angle on their bars (ends pointing down).[QUOTE]

I agree:

Actually for normal road drops I'd point them down a little bit, but since track drops (especially the eighthinch ones) tend to be a bit shorter I usually place my hands right around where the drop starts to curve upwards, giving me a slightly tilted angle (kind of like ergo drops). To each their own, I guess.

Occasionally, I'll place my hands on the outside of the top curve, palms facing forward, kind of like if I were doing curls with a barbell. It's not particularly comfortable for extended periods of time, but at least it will give my hands a break. If all else fails, I'll just sit up and ride without my hands for a little bit, as long as no one else is really around. In all honesty, the eighthinch drops and most track drops in general don't excel in the versatility department, and I can hope that all of us who purchased and use track drops do so with this in mind. I'll say this again, I spend the vast majority of my time in the drops.

sorry to bring this from the dead, but anyone else using these bars? im considering getting them since i dont know what else to buy from the site to take advantage of the $20 coupon.