Drop bar geometry
 

http://ruedatropical.com/2009/03/roa...-bar-geometry/

I never realized the extent of this.

finding your happy drop bar is a great day.

i had nitto adb-x those things are deep.

those make a lot of sense.

I like compact bars so I am pretty cool I guess.

Love em

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6565341_n.jpg

Indeed.

Thank you for posting this.

Been looking for something like this? The differences are minuscule to my untrained eye.

I've wondered about a lot of things covered in that video. Right now I have 5 sets of drop bars for my track bike. I'm about to order a 6th. All because of the stuff covered in that article. I'm hunting for the perfect bar.

When Adriano said, "finding your happy drop bar is a great day. ", he wasn't kidding. And like the article says, "One cyclist’s ergonomic heaven is another’s hell.". This is so true.

I need a set of bars with the right curve, reach, drop, forearm clearance, that are strong enough for standing starts.

Ever wonder why Victoria Pendleton rides $125 Nitto B123 Heat Treated bars when she has had one-off custom carbon bars made only for her? Because she found the perfect curve for her.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2265/...3ffc33d766.jpg

That frame is estimated to have cost tens of thousands of dollars to make. The wheels are $3,500...each. Cranks are $3,000, etc... and she uses $125 bars that have the perfect curve for her.

Freudian slip.

B125aa!

I think they are B123AA. The B125AA are about 1.5-2cm shorter in drop.

I need to find the perfect set of drops for me. I just got some Cinelli Crit's to try out.
Until I do...I think RB-021's are my ideal bar. Right now I find myself in the drop position almost all the time.