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roscoe50 11-15-04 09:03 PM

TT bars
 
I see from the photos there a lot of bikes set up with time trial bars- bull horn type. Is there an advantage to this over a road bar?

HereNT 11-15-04 09:05 PM

More likely to maim pedestrians.

And something about skidding. I use drops these days, so I'm not really sure...

pitboss 11-15-04 09:50 PM

and I just open-hand slap pedestrians. It really lets them know you hate them.

HereNT 11-15-04 10:35 PM

You know you'd use these if you had them.

Ya Tu Sabes 11-16-04 08:38 AM

Yeah - skidding. Some folks (I among them) like to be able to throw our weight forward onto downturned palms when we skid. Bullhorns are good for this. Also, they look fresh.

jfmckenna 11-16-04 10:34 AM

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I prefer these

HereNT 11-16-04 10:43 AM

How do those attach to the stem?

RainmanP 11-16-04 10:46 AM

I just like the look on a fixed gear. At the speed I ride, aerodynamics certainly isn't an issue. :D

cphfxt 11-16-04 10:49 AM

wtf is that?
- oh now i see it. its for putting hot things on the table. right? my mom uses them all the time..
and again how do you attach them??

nasty 11-16-04 11:12 AM

historically, rumour has it that messengers in london used them as they were more comfortable than track bars and offered more hand positions...

this was when they were all riding fixie funny bikes...

after riding both lopro and drops (including track specific), i'd err towards lopros for messenger work/day to day riding and track drops for stylee. innit.

my favorites are the dark grey mavics. my lady swears by nitto 19's (not the other ones which are poo). some of my german friends like syntace, whilst profile have been very popular in london for the3 last few years.

then again, what looks best on ya iron?

roscoe50 11-17-04 06:31 AM

Just got my TT bars and another idea sprang up, do you think I could modify them into a ****ional set of 12 gauge shotgun tubes? Should I go full-choke or modified?

stevo 11-17-04 10:58 AM

skeet-choke provides a much broader pattern. Only effective within 20 or 30 yards though.

perhaps a left-hand skeet with right hand modified for versatility?


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